Palettes / Colors / #F02400
#F02400 — Vivid Red
#F02400 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #F02400 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#F02400 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #00CCF0; it also sits naturally between #F00054 and #F09C00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #F02400 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 240, 36, 0 |
| HSL | 9°, 100%, 47% |
| HSV | 9°, 100%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 85%, 100%, 6% |
| XYZ | 36.57, 19.79, 1.89 |
| Yxy | 19.79, 0.6278, 0.3397 |
| CIE-Lab | 51.60, 72.29, 64.74 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.48, 72.40, 27.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 94% · Green 14% · Blue 0%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 100% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #F02400
.text { color: #F02400; }
.background { background-color: #F02400; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F02400; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(240, 36, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(9, 100%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F02400; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(240, 36, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F02400; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(240, 36, 0, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#F02400">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F02400">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #00CCF0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 4.24:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 4.96:1 AA |
Best text color on #F02400: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F02400
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #F02400: ·
How #F02400 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #F02400 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #F02400?
#F02400 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 240, 36, 0). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #F02400?
#F02400 is RGB 240, 36, 0 — HSL 9°, 100%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 100%, 6%.
What colors go with #F02400?
Its complement is #00CCF0; analogous partners are #F00054 and #F09C00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #F02400 for text?
Black text on #F02400 has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.24:1.