What color is #FF2600?

#FF2600 is a vivid red known as Maraschino. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maraschino?

The RGB value is 255, 38, 0: 255 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maraschino?

The complementary color is #00D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF2600?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maraschino color: hex code #FF2600

#FF2600 rgb(255, 38, 0)

Shades of red

Maraschino has the hex code #FF2600. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 14.9% green and 0% blue (255, 38, 0).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

Maraschino (#FF2600) color codes

HEX	`#FF2600`
RGB	`rgb(255, 38, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 14.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, 75.85, 67.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 101.7, 41.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.939, 22.653, 2.164)`
Decimal	`16721408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maraschino, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF2600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF2600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF2600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff2600; }
.text { color: #ff2600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff2600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 38 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff2600, #ffa500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF2600 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF2600?: #FF2600 is a vivid red known as Maraschino. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maraschino?: The RGB value is 255, 38, 0: 255 red, 38 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maraschino?: The complementary color is #00D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF2600?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.