Information about #F42A41 color

#F42A41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #F42A41 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(244, 42, 65) — 95.7% red, 16.5% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 79 / 70 / 4. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F42A41 presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Belgium Red (#EF3340). Nearby in the Register you will also find Imperial Red (#ED2939) and Pinky Red (#FC2647).

In RGB terms — rgb(244, 42, 65) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. No one has named #F42A41 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#F42A41 color variations

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

#F42A41 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F42A41 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F42A41 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F42A41 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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#F32992

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#F42A41 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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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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#2AA6F4
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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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#41F42A
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#2A41F4
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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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#2AF4DC
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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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#2AF4DC
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#772AF4
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Nearest named colors to #F42A41

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

Belgium Red color link
Belgium Red

#EF3340

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Pinky Red color link
Pinky Red

#FC2647

Deep Carmine Pink color link
Deep Carmine Pink

#EF3038

Lightish Red color link
Lightish Red

#FE2F4A

Olimpic Red color link
Olimpic Red

#ED334E

Vivaldi Red color link
Vivaldi Red

#EF3939

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Red Salsa color link
Red Salsa

#FD3A4A

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Red Pink color link
Red Pink

#FA2A55

Amaranth color link
Amaranth

#E52B50

#F42A41 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F42A41
  • RGB244, 42, 65
  • CMYK0, 79, 70, 4
  • CSSrgb(244, 42, 65)
  • HSL353°, 90%, 56%
  • HSL Precise353.168°, 90.179%, 56.078%
  • HSV353°, 83%, 96%
  • HSB353°, 83%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.957, 0.165, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.957, 0.165, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.957, 0.165, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF42A41
  • DECIMAL ID16001601
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers301 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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