Information about #F9251A color

#F9251A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #F9251A belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(249, 37, 26) (97.6% red, 14.5% green, 10.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 83 / 87 / 2 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #F9251A feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Faith & Scars Red (#FF2013). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Vibrant Red (#FF272A) and Vermillion (#F4320C).

In RGB terms — rgb(249, 37, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #F9251A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#F9251A color variations

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

#F9251A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#F9251A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#F9251A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#F9251A 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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#F9251A 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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #F9251A

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

Faith & Scars Red color link
Faith & Scars Red

#FF2013

Vibrant Red color link
Vibrant Red

#FF272A

Vermillion color link
Vermillion

#F4320C

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Opera Red color link
Opera Red

#FF1B2D

Light Brilliant Red color link
Light Brilliant Red

#FE2E2E

Burger King Red color link
Burger King Red

#EC242D

Love Red color link
Love Red

#E41B17

Vivid Red color link
Vivid Red

#F70D1A

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Virgin Lust color link
Virgin Lust

#E4181E

#F9251A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#F9251A
  • RGB249, 37, 26
  • CMYK0, 83, 87, 2
  • CSSrgb(249, 37, 26)
  • HSL3°, 95%, 54%
  • HSL Precise2.96°, 94.894%, 53.922%
  • HSV3°, 90%, 98%
  • HSB3°, 90%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.976
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.976, 0.145, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.976, 0.145, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.976, 0.145, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB97.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDF9251A
  • DECIMAL ID16327962
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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