#f7022a Color Information

#f7022a Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #f7022a, and its official name is Cherry Red. In RGB, it consists of 96.9% Red, 0.8% Green, and 16.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 99.2% Magenta, 83% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 350.2°, with saturation of 98.4% and lightness of 48.8%. The decimal value for #f7022a is 16187946, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff0033. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f7022a is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#f7022a Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorCherry Red Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color247, 2, 42 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color96.9%, 0.8%, 16.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.031, 0.992, 0.835 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.992, 0.83, 0.031 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color350.2°, 98.4%, 48.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color350.2°, 99.2%, 96.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color38.797, 19.985, 4.003 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color247, 2, 42 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16187946 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.820, 78.574, 50.428 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.820, 93.364, 32.692 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.820, 164.931, 30.119 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.704, 76.682, 25.984 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.618, 0.318, 19.985 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294378026 / 0xfff7022a Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff0033 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #f7022a

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f7022a, its pure hue is 350.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.4%, and its lightness is 48.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #f7022a, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1f0005 to #d80225.

Tints of #f7022a

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f7022a, its pure hue is 350.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.4%, and its lightness is 48.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #f7022a, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f82245 to #fedfe4.

Tones of #f7022a

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f7022a, its pure hue is 350.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 98.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #f7022a, which range from #7d7d7d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f90029 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f7022a

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f7022a! For #f7022a, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #f7022a. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f7022a

This color, #f7022a, consists of 96.9% Red, 0.8% Green, and 16.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 247, Green = 2, Blue = 42. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f7022a is 0% Cyan, 99.2% Magenta, 83% Yellow, and 3.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R96.9%
C0.0%
G0.8%
M99.2%
B16.5%
Y83.0%
K3.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 247 2 42
Octal 367 2 52
Hexa #f7 #02 #2a
Binary 11110111 00000010 00101010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 99 82 3
Octal 0 143 122 3
Hexa #00 #63 #52 #03
Binary 00000000 01100011 01010010 00000011

Analogous Colors of #f7022a

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f7022a — which has hue 350.2° — its analogous colors are located at 20.2° and 350.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f7022a.

Triadic Colors of #f7022a

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #f7022a — which has hue 350.2° — its triadic colors are located at 110.2° and 350.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f7022a.

Complementary Color of #f7022a

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f7022a — which has hue 350.2° — its complementary color is located at 170.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f7022a.

Split Complementary Colors of #f7022a

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #f7022a — which has hue 350.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 140.2° and 350.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f7022a.

Tetradic Colors of #f7022a

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #f7022a — which has hue 350.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 260.2°, 350.2°, 80.2°, and 170.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f7022a.

Monochromatic Colors of #f7022a

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f7022a, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #7b0115 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fe778d (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f7022a

We want to make getting started with #f7022a on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f7022a into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f7022a can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #f7022a with other HTML elements.

#f7022a Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f7022a.
<span style="color: #f7022a;">The color of this text is #f7022a.</span>

#f7022a Background Color

The background color for this text is #f7022a.
<div style="background-color: #f7022a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f7022a.</div>

#f7022a Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f7022a.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f7022a;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f7022a.</span>

#f7022a Border Color

This is a div with border color #f7022a.
<div style="border: #f7022a 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f7022a.</div>

#f7022a Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f7022a on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f7022a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f7022a on a white background.</div></div>

#f7022a Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f7022a on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f7022a; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f7022a on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f7022a to White

This is a gradient from #f7022a to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f7022a,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f7022a,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f7022a,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f7022a,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f7022a to white.</div>

Gradient from #f7022a to Black

This is a gradient from #f7022a to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f7022a,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f7022a,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f7022a,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f7022a,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f7022a to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f7022a

In addition to using #f7022a on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #f7022a in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f7022a, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 247, Green = 2, Blue = 42). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f7022a in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #f7022a
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(247, 2, 42)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f7022a; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f7022a; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f7022a; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(247, 2, 42);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f7022a")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:247, green:2, blue:42, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:247 green:2 blue:42 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(247f, 2f, 42f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(247, 2, 42);
 

#f7022a Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f7022a the same way. For those with color blindness, #f7022a might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f7022a looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f7022a is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #f7022a looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #f7022a will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #f7022a is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #f7022a would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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