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#FF2E4A Cherry Paddle Pop

#FF2E4A is a medium, vivid red named Cherry Paddle Pop. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 18.0% green and 29.0% blue (rgb(255, 46, 74)). Its HSL value is 352° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black. #FF2E4A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.74:1.

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Variations of #FF2E4A

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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#FF2E4A 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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#FF2E4A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF2E4A 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 #A59543
  • Protanopia 48% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #726A49
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A96447
  • Deuteranopia 52% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A59543
  • Deuteranomaly 68% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C47D44
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF003B
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF0043
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #868686
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AF777A

#FF2E4A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.66:1 Poor#FF2E4A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.74:1 Good#FF2E4A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF2E4A in CSS

/* Cherry Paddle Pop */
.color { color: #FF2E4A; }
.background { background-color: #FF2E4A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF2E4A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 46 74);
color: hsl(352 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.238 21.1);

#FF2E4A FAQ

What color is #FF2E4A?

#FF2E4A 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 #FF2E4A?

#FF2E4A is rgb(255, 46, 74) in RGB, hsl(352, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 82%, 71%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF2E4A?

The complementary color of #FF2E4A is #2EFFE3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF2E4A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF2E4A: 5.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF2E4A a warm or cool color?

#FF2E4A is a warm color.