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#FF474E Blood Burst

#FF474E is a medium, vivid red named Blood Burst. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 27.8% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(255, 71, 78)). Its HSL value is 358° hue, 100% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 69% yellow and 0% black. #FF474E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.26:1.

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Variations of #FF474E

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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#FF474E 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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#FF474E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF474E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 56% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AA9B48
  • Protanopia 52% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C734C
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AE6F4B
  • Deuteranopia 56% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AA9B48
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C78549
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF004C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF334C
  • Achromatopsia 56% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8C8C8C
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B27F80

#FF474E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.35:1 Poor#FF474E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.26:1 Good#FF474E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF474E in CSS

/* Blood Burst */
.color { color: #FF474E; }
.background { background-color: #FF474E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF474E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 71 78);
color: hsl(358 100% 64%);
color: oklch(0.668 0.220 23.6);

#FF474E FAQ

What color is #FF474E?

#FF474E is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Blood Burst. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF474E?

#FF474E is rgb(255, 71, 78) in RGB, hsl(358, 100%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 69%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF474E?

The complementary color of #FF474E is #47FFF8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF474E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF474E: 6.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF474E a warm or cool color?

#FF474E is a warm color.