Information about #FF2C44 color

#FF2C44 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FF2C44 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 44, 68) — 100% red, 17.3% green, 26.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 83 / 73 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #FF2C44 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lightish Red (#FE2F4A). Slightly further away sit Pinky Red (#FC2647) and Red Salsa (#FD3A4A).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 44, 68) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FF2C44 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FF2C44 color variations

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

#FF2C44 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 #FF2C44

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

Lightish Red color link
Lightish Red

#FE2F4A

Pinky Red color link
Pinky Red

#FC2647

Red Salsa color link
Red Salsa

#FD3A4A

Reddish Pink color link
Reddish Pink

#FE2C54

Red Pink color link
Red Pink

#FA2A55

Belgium Red color link
Belgium Red

#EF3340

Awesome color link
Awesome

#FF2052

Coral Red color link
Coral Red

#FF4040

Sizzling Red color link
Sizzling Red

#FF3855

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF2C44
  • RGB255, 44, 68
  • CMYK0, 83, 73, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 44, 68)
  • HSL353°, 100%, 59%
  • HSL Precise353.175°, 100%, 58.627%
  • HSV353°, 83%, 100%
  • HSB353°, 83%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.173, 0.267)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.173, 0.267, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.173, 0.267)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFF2C44
  • DECIMAL ID16723012
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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