Information about #F42E38 color

#F42E38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F42E38 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(244, 46, 56) — 95.7% red, 18% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 78 / 74 / 4. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#F42E38 is a maximally vivid red that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Carmine Pink (#EF3038). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Imperial Red (#ED2939) and Belgium Red (#EF3340).

In RGB terms — rgb(244, 46, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #F42E38: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #F42E38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#F42E38 color variations

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

#F42E38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F42E38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F42E38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F42E38 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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#F42E38 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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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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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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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
#F42E38
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#39F42F
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#2F39F4
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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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#2FF4EA
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#2F39F4
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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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#9BF42F
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#872FF4
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Nearest named colors to #F42E38

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

Deep Carmine Pink color link
Deep Carmine Pink

#EF3038

Imperial Red color link
Imperial Red

#ED2939

Belgium Red color link
Belgium Red

#EF3340

Vivaldi Red color link
Vivaldi Red

#EF3939

Light Brilliant Red color link
Light Brilliant Red

#FE2E2E

Trubridge Red color link
Trubridge Red

#ED3C34

Sprint Red color link
Sprint Red

#EC2131

Burger King Red color link
Burger King Red

#EC242D

Madder Lake Deep color link
Madder Lake Deep

#E32E30

Pinky Red color link
Pinky Red

#FC2647

Rose Madder color link
Rose Madder

#E32636

Vibrant Red color link
Vibrant Red

#FF272A

#F42E38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F42E38
  • RGB244, 46, 56
  • CMYK0, 78, 74, 4
  • CSSrgb(244, 46, 56)
  • HSL357°, 90%, 57%
  • HSL Precise356.97°, 90%, 56.863%
  • HSV357°, 81%, 96%
  • HSB357°, 81%, 96%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.957
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.957, 0.180, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.957, 0.180, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.957, 0.180, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB95.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF42E38
  • DECIMAL ID16002616
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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