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#FF002F Hornet Sting

#FF002F is a medium, vivid red named Hornet Sting. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 0.0% green and 18.4% blue (rgb(255, 0, 47)). Its HSL value is 349° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black. #FF002F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.29:1.

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Variations of #FF002F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF002F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

FF002F00FFD0
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

FF002F00FF5000AEFF
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

FF002FFF00AFFF5000
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

FF002F2FFF00002FFF
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

FF002FFFD00000FFD0002FFF
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

FF002FAFFF0000FFD05100FF
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#FF002F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF002F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 49% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A29122
  • Protanopia 43% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B602D
  • Protanomaly 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A65A29
  • Deuteranopia 49% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A29122
  • Deuteranomaly 66% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C37624
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF001F
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF0027
  • Achromatopsia 49% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AC7072

#FF002F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.97:1 Poor#FF002F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.29:1 Good#FF002F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF002F in CSS

/* Hornet Sting */
.color { color: #FF002F; }
.background { background-color: #FF002F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF002F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 0 47);
color: hsl(349 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.630 0.255 24.4);

#FF002F FAQ

What color is #FF002F?

#FF002F is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Hornet Sting. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF002F?

#FF002F is rgb(255, 0, 47) in RGB, hsl(349, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 82%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF002F?

The complementary color of #FF002F is #00FFD0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF002F?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF002F: 5.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF002F a warm or cool color?

#FF002F is a warm color.