Information about #F72642 color

#F72642 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F72642 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(247, 38, 66) — 96.9% red, 14.9% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 82 / 71 / 3. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F72642 is a pure, full-strength earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pinky Red (#FC2647). Slightly further away sit Imperial Red (#ED2939) and Lightish Red (#FE2F4A).

The recipe behind #F72642 is rgb(247, 38, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F72642 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F72642 color variations

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

#F72642 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #F72642

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

Pinky Red color link
Pinky Red

#FC2647

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Lightish Red color link
Lightish Red

#FE2F4A

Belgium Red color link
Belgium Red

#EF3340

Awesome color link
Awesome

#FF2052

Red Pink color link
Red Pink

#FA2A55

Reddish Pink color link
Reddish Pink

#FE2C54

Olimpic Red color link
Olimpic Red

#ED334E

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Red Salsa color link
Red Salsa

#FD3A4A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F72642
  • RGB247, 38, 66
  • CMYK0, 82, 71, 3
  • CSSrgb(247, 38, 66)
  • HSL352°, 93%, 56%
  • HSL Precise351.962°, 92.889%, 55.882%
  • HSV352°, 85%, 97%
  • HSB352°, 85%, 97%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.969
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.969, 0.149, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.969, 0.149, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.969, 0.149, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB96.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF72642
  • DECIMAL ID16197186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01