Information about #F06242 color

#F06242 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#F06242 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(240, 98, 66) — 94.1% red, 38.4% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 56 / 68 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#F06242 is a pure, full-strength warm red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sebedee (#E96139). Slightly further away sit Fire Opal (#E95C4B) and Orange Soda (#FA5B3D).

The recipe behind #F06242 is rgb(240, 98, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F06242: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F06242 color variations

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

#F06242 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F06242 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#E23812

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#A92A0D

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Black

#000000

#F06242 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#DC654B

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#C86A55

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#B17061

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Grey

#808080

#F06242 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#F06242 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
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#42D0F0
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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
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#4279F0
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#42F0B9
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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
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#F04279
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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
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#42F062
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#6242F0
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#D0F042
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#42D0F0
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#6242F0
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#79F042
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#42D0F0
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#B942F0
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Nearest named colors to #F06242

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

Sebedee color link
Sebedee

#E96139

Fire Opal color link
Fire Opal

#E95C4B

Orange Soda color link
Orange Soda

#FA5B3D

Chinese Orange color link
Chinese Orange

#F37042

Shocking Orange color link
Shocking Orange

#E55B3C

Tomato color link
Tomato

#FF6347

Overdyed color link
Overdyed

#E35C38

Brilliant Scarlet color link
Brilliant Scarlet

#E76451

Smashed Pumpkin color link
Smashed Pumpkin

#FF6D3A

Hyperactive color link
Hyperactive

#E36C36

Ogre Odor color link
Ogre Odor

#FD5240

Portland Orange color link
Portland Orange

#FF5A36

#F06242 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F06242
  • RGB240, 98, 66
  • CMYK0, 56, 68, 6
  • CSSrgb(240, 98, 66)
  • HSL11°, 85%, 60%
  • HSL Precise11.034°, 85.294%, 60%
  • HSV11°, 73%, 94%
  • HSB11°, 73%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.941
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.941, 0.384, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.941, 0.384, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.941, 0.384, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB94.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDF06242
  • DECIMAL ID15753794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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