Start generating
FF342C

#FF342C Pelati

#FF342C is a medium, vivid red named Pelati. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 20.4% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(255, 52, 44)). Its HSL value is 2° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 83% yellow and 0% black. #FF342C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.78:1.

Make a palette with #FF342C

#FF342C color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #FF342C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

FF342CDE2C25BE241E9E1C17801511630E0A4807052E0302160101030000

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

FF342CFF5346FF6C5CFF8171FF9586FFA79AFFB9AEFFCBC2FFDDD6FFEEEB

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

FF342CF44539E85144DD5A4DD16256C5695EB86F65AB746C9E79738F7D7A

Hues

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

E33EBFED37A7F5318DFB2D72FE2E54FF342CF34F00E06500D27200C67C00BB8300

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

DC5B6AE35560EA4F55F1484AF83F3DFF342CFF3A2BFF3F2BFF432AFF482AFF4C29

#FF342C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

FF342C2CF7FF
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

FF342C2CFF9D2C8EFF
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

FF342CFF2C8DFF9D2C
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

FF342C2CFF34342CFF
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

FF342CF7FF2C2CF7FF342CFF
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

FF342C8DFF2C2CF7FF9E2CFF
Open in generator →

#FF342C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF342C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 53% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8961F
  • Protanopia 49% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #776A28
  • Protanomaly 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AB6524
  • Deuteranopia 53% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8961F
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C67E21
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0035
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF0930
  • 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 #AF7877

#FF342C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.63:1 Poor#FF342C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.78:1 Good#FF342C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #FF342C

Palettes with #FF342C

#FF342C in CSS

/* Pelati */
.color { color: #FF342C; }
.background { background-color: #FF342C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF342C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 52 44);
color: hsl(2 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.237 28.4);

#FF342C FAQ

What color is #FF342C?

#FF342C is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Pelati. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF342C?

#FF342C is rgb(255, 52, 44) in RGB, hsl(2, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 80%, 83%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF342C?

The complementary color of #FF342C is #2CF7FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF342C?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF342C: 5.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF342C a warm or cool color?

#FF342C is a warm color.