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#FF2C4B Cherry Paddle Pop

#FF2C4B is a medium, vivid red named Cherry Paddle Pop. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 17.3% green and 29.4% blue (rgb(255, 44, 75)). Its HSL value is 351° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black. #FF2C4B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.71:1.

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Variations of #FF2C4B

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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#FF2C4B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF2C4B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF2C4B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 52% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A49544
  • Protanopia 47% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #71694A
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A86448
  • Deuteranopia 52% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A49544
  • Deuteranomaly 67% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C47D45
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF003B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF0044
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AF777A

#FF2C4B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.68:1 Poor#FF2C4B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.71:1 Good#FF2C4B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF2C4B in CSS

/* Cherry Paddle Pop */
.color { color: #FF2C4B; }
.background { background-color: #FF2C4B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF2C4B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 44 75);
color: hsl(351 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.648 0.239 20.6);

#FF2C4B FAQ

What color is #FF2C4B?

#FF2C4B is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Cherry Paddle Pop. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF2C4B?

#FF2C4B is rgb(255, 44, 75) in RGB, hsl(351, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 83%, 71%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF2C4B?

The complementary color of #FF2C4B is #2CFFE0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF2C4B?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF2C4B: 5.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF2C4B a warm or cool color?

#FF2C4B is a warm color.