What color is #FF2400?

#FF2400 is a vivid red known as Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Scarlet?

The RGB value is 255, 36, 0: 255 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Scarlet?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF2400?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Scarlet color: hex code #FF2400

#FF2400 rgb(255, 36, 0)

Shades of red

Scarlet has the hex code #FF2400. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 14.1% green and 0% blue (255, 36, 0).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

Scarlet (#FF2400) color codes

HEX	`#FF2400`
RGB	`rgb(255, 36, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 14.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, 76.22, 67.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 101.94, 41.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.876, 22.529, 2.144)`
Decimal	`16720896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Scarlet, 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 #FF2400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF2400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #FF2400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff2400; }
.text { color: #ff2400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff2400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 36 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff2400, #ffa400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF2400 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF2400?: #FF2400 is a vivid red known as Scarlet. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Scarlet?: The RGB value is 255, 36, 0: 255 red, 36 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Scarlet?: The complementary color is #00DBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF2400?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.