Information about #F42F59 color

#F42F59 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F42F59 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(244, 47, 89) — 95.7% red, 18.4% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 77 / 61 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #F42F59 reads as a intensely saturated warm red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from be Supernormal. watermelon (#F1275A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Red Pink (#FA2A55) and Reddish Pink (#FE2C54).

The recipe behind #F42F59 is rgb(244, 47, 89), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F42F59 color variations

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#F42F59 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 #F42F59

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

Red Pink color link
Red Pink

#FA2A55

Reddish Pink color link
Reddish Pink

#FE2C54

Radical Red color link
Radical Red

#FF355E

Olimpic Red color link
Olimpic Red

#ED334E

Sizzling Red color link
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

Desire color link
Desire

#EA3C53

Amaranth color link
Amaranth

#E52B50

Lightish Red color link
Lightish Red

#FE2F4A

Awesome color link
Awesome

#FF2052

Hot Cherry color link
Hot Cherry

#FA366B

Red Salsa color link
Red Salsa

#FD3A4A

#F42F59 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F42F59
  • RGB244, 47, 89
  • CMYK0, 77, 61, 4
  • CSSrgb(244, 47, 89)
  • HSL347°, 90%, 57%
  • HSL Precise347.208°, 89.954%, 57.059%
  • HSV347°, 81%, 96%
  • HSB347°, 81%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.957, 0.184, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.957, 0.184, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.957, 0.184, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF42F59
  • DECIMAL ID16002905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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