Scarlet color: code #FF2400

Scarlet

#FF2400

Color codes

  • HEX#FF2400
  • RGBrgb(255, 36, 0)
  • HSLhsl(8, 100%, 50%)
  • HSVhsv(8, 100%, 100%)
  • CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 0%)
  • LABlab(54.6% 76.2 67.7)
  • OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.248 31)

About the color Scarlet

Scarlet has the HEX code #FF2400, which corresponds to rgb(255, 36, 0) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 8°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness (hsl(8, 100%, 50%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.

As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 5.50:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 3.81:1 for white.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 0%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Scarlet

Complementary

#FF2400 · #00DDFF

Analogous

#FF005D · #FF2400 · #FFA200

Triadic

#FF2400 · #00FF22 · #2200FF

Tetradic

#FF2400 · #5EFF00 · #00DDFF · #A200FF

Split-complementary

#FF2400 · #00FFA2 · #005EFF

Monochromatic

#801100 · #CC1B00 · #FF2400 · #FF644D · #FFA799

Scarlet with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
3.81:1 · large text only
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
5.50:1 · AA

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How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-scarlet: #FF2400;
  --color-scarlet-rgb: 255, 36, 0;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-scarlet);
  color: #000000;
}