Information about #FF2942 color

#FF2942 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FF2942 falls into the Red Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 41, 66) — 100% red, 16.1% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 84 / 74 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FF2942 reads as a pure, full-strength warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Pinky Red (#FC2647). Slightly further away sit Lightish Red (#FE2F4A) and Reddish Pink (#FE2C54).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(255, 41, 66)), which gives #FF2942 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FF2942 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FF2942 color variations

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

#FF2942 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 #FF2942

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF2942
  • RGB255, 41, 66
  • CMYK0, 84, 74, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 41, 66)
  • HSL353°, 100%, 58%
  • HSL Precise352.991°, 100%, 58.039%
  • HSV353°, 84%, 100%
  • HSB353°, 84%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.161, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.161, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.161, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFF2942
  • DECIMAL ID16722242
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01