Information about #F42959 color

#F42959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F42959 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(244, 41, 89) (95.7% red, 16.1% green, 34.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 80 / 61 / 4 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F42959 presents itself as a pure, full-strength earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to be Supernormal. watermelon (#F1275A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Pink (#FA2A55) and Reddish Pink (#FE2C54).

The recipe behind #F42959 is rgb(244, 41, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F42959: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. #F42959 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#F42959 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#F42959 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F42959 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#D90B3B

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#A2082C

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#6C051D

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Black

#000000

#F42959 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F42959 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F42959 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#2AF4C5
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#2ABEF4
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#2AF460
#2AF460

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#59F42A
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#2A59F4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#F4C52A
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#2AF4C5
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#2A59F4
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BEF42A
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#2AF4C5
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#602AF4
#602AF4

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Nearest named colors to #F42959

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

be Supernormal. watermelon color link
be Supernormal. watermelon

#F1275A

Red Pink color link
Red Pink

#FA2A55

Reddish Pink color link
Reddish Pink

#FE2C54

Awesome color link
Awesome

#FF2052

Olimpic Red color link
Olimpic Red

#ED334E

Radical Red color link
Radical Red

#FF355E

Amaranth color link
Amaranth

#E52B50

Meme Pink color link
Meme Pink

#F42069

Lightish Red color link
Lightish Red

#FE2F4A

Sizzling Red color link
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

Pinky Red color link
Pinky Red

#FC2647

Sunset Rose color link
Sunset Rose

#FF1D68

#F42959 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F42959
  • RGB244, 41, 89
  • CMYK0, 80, 61, 4
  • CSSrgb(244, 41, 89)
  • HSL346°, 90%, 56%
  • HSL Precise345.813°, 90.222%, 55.882%
  • HSV346°, 83%, 96%
  • HSB346°, 83%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.957, 0.161, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.957, 0.161, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.957, 0.161, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF42959
  • DECIMAL ID16001369
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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