#ff2400 Color Information

#ff2400 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 #ff2400, and its official name is Scarlet. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 14.1% Green, and 0.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 85.9% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 8.5°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #ff2400 is 16720896, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ff2400 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ff2400 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorScarlet Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color255, 36, 0 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color100.0%, 14.1%, 0.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.000, 0.859, 1.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.859, 1, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color8.5°, 100.0%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color8.5°, 100.0%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.871, 22.522, 2.140 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color255, 42, 0 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16720896 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color54.576, 76.239, 67.707 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)54.576, 101.964, 41.608 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color54.576, 167.385, 40.173 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color47.457, 74.439, 30.546 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.629, 0.339, 22.522 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294910976 / 0xffff2400 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3300 Copy
Last Updated: June 13, 2025

Shades of #ff2400

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ff2400, its pure hue is 8.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. 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 #ff2400, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #200500 to #df2000.

Tints of #ff2400

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ff2400, its pure hue is 8.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. 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 #ff2400, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ff3f20 to #ffe4df.

Tones of #ff2400

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ff2400, its pure hue is 8.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, 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 #ff2400, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff2400 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ff2400

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ff2400! For #ff2400, 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, #ff2400. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ff2400

This color, #ff2400, consists of 100.0% Red, 14.1% Green, and 0.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 36, Blue = 0. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ff2400 is 0% Cyan, 85.9% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R100.0%
C0.0%
G14.1%
M85.9%
B0.0%
Y100.0%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 255 36 0
Octal 377 44 0
Hexa #ff #24 #00
Binary 11111111 00100100 00000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 85 100 0
Octal 0 125 144 0
Hexa #00 #55 #64 #00
Binary 00000000 01010101 01100100 00000000

Analogous Colors of #ff2400

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ff2400 — which has hue 8.5° — its analogous colors are located at 8.5° and 338.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff2400.

Triadic Colors of #ff2400

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 #ff2400 — which has hue 8.5° — its triadic colors are located at 8.5° and 248.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff2400.

Complementary Color of #ff2400

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ff2400 — which has hue 8.5° — its complementary color is located at 188.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff2400.

Split Complementary Colors of #ff2400

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 #ff2400 — which has hue 8.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 8.5° and 218.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff2400.

Tetradic Colors of #ff2400

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 #ff2400 — which has hue 8.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 278.5°, 8.5°, 98.5°, and 188.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff2400.

Monochromatic Colors of #ff2400

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ff2400, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #801200 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ff9280 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ff2400

We want to make getting started with #ff2400 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ff2400 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ff2400 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 #ff2400 with other HTML elements.

#ff2400 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ff2400.
<span style="color: #ff2400;">The color of this text is #ff2400.</span>

#ff2400 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ff2400.
<div style="background-color: #ff2400; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ff2400.</div>

#ff2400 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ff2400.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ff2400;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ff2400.</span>

#ff2400 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ff2400.
<div style="border: #ff2400 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ff2400.</div>

#ff2400 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff2400 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff2400; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff2400 on a white background.</div></div>

#ff2400 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff2400 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff2400; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff2400 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ff2400 to White

This is a gradient from #ff2400 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff2400,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff2400,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff2400,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff2400,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff2400 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ff2400 to Black

This is a gradient from #ff2400 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff2400,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff2400,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff2400,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff2400,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff2400 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ff2400

In addition to using #ff2400 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 #ff2400 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ff2400, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 36, Blue = 0). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ff2400 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 #ff2400
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(255, 36, 0)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ff2400; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ff2400; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ff2400; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(255, 36, 0);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ff2400")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:255, green:36, blue:0, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:36 blue:0 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(255f, 36f, 0f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(255, 36, 0);
 

#ff2400 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ff2400 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ff2400 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ff2400 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ff2400 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 #ff2400 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 #ff2400 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 #ff2400 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 3.8:1 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 #ff2400 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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