#f5442c

Color #f5442c

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#f5442c

RGB

rgb(245, 68, 44)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 91%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 82%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 82%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(55.82, 65.69, 52.94)

LCH

lch(55.82, 84.37, 38.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.2169, 31.06)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 17.3%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2cddf5

Analogous

#f52c78

#f5442c

#f5a92c

Triadic

#f5442c

#2cf544

#442cf5

Split-complementary

#f5442c

#2cf5a9

#2c78f5

Tetradic

#f5442c

#ddf52c

#2cddf5

#442cf5

Square

#f5442c

#78f52c

#2cddf5

#a92cf5

Shades

Color #f5442c mixed toward black.

#e6250b

#b81e09

#8a1607

#5c0f04

#2e0702

Tints

Color #f5442c mixed toward white.

#f7634f

#f88272

#faa296

#fcc1b9

#fde0dc

Tones

Color #f5442c mixed toward gray.

#e4513d

#d45e4e

#c36a5e

#b2776f

#a18480

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c133 · ΔE 51.2

Deuteranopia

#cad435 · ΔE 56.4

Tritanopia

#f03839 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 29.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f5442c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f5442c]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#f5442c (#f5442c) is rgb(245, 68, 44) in RGB.

No, #f5442c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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