#ff4242 Color Information

#ff4242 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 #ff4242. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 25.9% Green, and 25.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 74.1% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 62.9%. The decimal value for #ff4242 is 16728642, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ff4242 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#ff4242 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color255, 66, 66 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color100.0%, 25.9%, 25.9% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.000, 0.741, 0.741 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.741, 0.741, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.0°, 100.0%, 62.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.0°, 74.1%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color44.172, 25.550, 7.758 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color255, 66, 66 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16728642 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.607, 70.019, 43.996 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.607, 82.694, 32.143 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.607, 145.431, 31.360 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.547, 67.530, 26.283 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.570, 0.330, 25.550 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294918722 / 0xffff4242 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3333 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ff4242

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ff4242, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 62.9%. 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 #ff4242, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #200808 to #df3a3a.

Tints of #ff4242

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ff4242, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 62.9%. 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 #ff4242, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ff5a5a to #ffe7e7.

Tones of #ff4242

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ff4242, its pure hue is 0.0° 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 #ff4242, which range from #a1a1a1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff4242 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ff4242

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ff4242! For #ff4242, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #ff4242. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ff4242

This color, #ff4242, consists of 100.0% Red, 25.9% Green, and 25.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 66, Blue = 66. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ff4242 is 0% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 74.1% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R100.0%
C0.0%
G25.9%
M74.1%
B25.9%
Y74.1%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 255 66 66
Octal 377 102 102
Hexa #ff #42 #42
Binary 11111111 01000010 01000010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 74 74 0
Octal 0 112 112 0
Hexa #00 #4a #4a #00
Binary 00000000 01001010 01001010 00000000

Analogous Colors of #ff4242

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ff4242 — which has hue 0.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff4242.

Triadic Colors of #ff4242

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 #ff4242 — which has hue 0.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff4242.

Complementary Color of #ff4242

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ff4242 — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff4242.

Split Complementary Colors of #ff4242

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 #ff4242 — which has hue 0.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff4242.

Tetradic Colors of #ff4242

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 #ff4242 — which has hue 0.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.0°, 0.0°, 90.0°, and 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ff4242.

Monochromatic Colors of #ff4242

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ff4242, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #e30000 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ffa1a1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ff4242

We want to make getting started with #ff4242 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ff4242 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ff4242 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 #ff4242 with other HTML elements.

#ff4242 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ff4242.
<span style="color: #ff4242;">The color of this text is #ff4242.</span>

#ff4242 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ff4242.
<div style="background-color: #ff4242; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ff4242.</div>

#ff4242 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ff4242.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ff4242;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ff4242.</span>

#ff4242 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ff4242.
<div style="border: #ff4242 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ff4242.</div>

#ff4242 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff4242 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff4242; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff4242 on a white background.</div></div>

#ff4242 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ff4242 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ff4242; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ff4242 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ff4242 to White

This is a gradient from #ff4242 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff4242,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff4242,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff4242,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff4242,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff4242 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ff4242 to Black

This is a gradient from #ff4242 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ff4242,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ff4242,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ff4242,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ff4242,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ff4242 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ff4242

In addition to using #ff4242 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 #ff4242 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ff4242, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 66, Blue = 66). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ff4242 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 #ff4242
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(255, 66, 66)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ff4242; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ff4242; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ff4242; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(255, 66, 66);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ff4242")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:255, green:66, blue:66, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:66 blue:66 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(255f, 66f, 66f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(255, 66, 66);
 

#ff4242 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ff4242 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ff4242 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ff4242 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ff4242 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 #ff4242 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 #ff4242 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 #ff4242 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 3.4:1 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 #ff4242 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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