#f23301 Color Information

#f23301 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #f23301. In RGB, it consists of 94.9% Red, 20.0% Green, and 0.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 78.9% Magenta, 99.6% Yellow, and 5.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 12.4°, with saturation of 99.2% and lightness of 47.6%. The decimal value for #f23301 is 15872769, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff3300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f23301 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#f23301 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color242, 51, 1 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color94.9%, 20.0%, 0.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.051, 0.800, 0.996 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.789, 0.996, 0.051 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color12.4°, 99.2%, 47.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color12.4°, 99.6%, 94.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color37.807, 21.247, 2.137 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color242, 64, 1 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15872769 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color53.219, 69.362, 65.393 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)53.219, 95.327, 43.313 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color53.219, 151.414, 40.514 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.095, 65.742, 29.517 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.618, 0.347, 21.247 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294062849 / 0xfff23301 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff3300 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #f23301

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f23301, its pure hue is 12.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.2%, and its lightness is 47.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #f23301, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e0600 to #d42d01.

Tints of #f23301

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f23301, its pure hue is 12.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.2%, and its lightness is 47.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #f23301, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f44d21 to #fde6df.

Tones of #f23301

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f23301, its pure hue is 12.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 99.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #f23301, which range from #7a7a7a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f33200 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f23301

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f23301! For #f23301, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #f23301. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f23301

This color, #f23301, consists of 94.9% Red, 20.0% Green, and 0.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 242, Green = 51, Blue = 1. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f23301 is 0% Cyan, 78.9% Magenta, 99.6% Yellow, and 5.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R94.9%
C0.0%
G20.0%
M78.9%
B0.4%
Y99.6%
K5.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 242 51 1
Octal 362 63 1
Hexa #f2 #33 #01
Binary 11110010 00110011 00000001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 78 99 5
Octal 0 116 143 5
Hexa #00 #4e #63 #05
Binary 00000000 01001110 01100011 00000101

Analogous Colors of #f23301

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f23301 — which has hue 12.4° — its analogous colors are located at 12.4° and 342.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f23301.

Triadic Colors of #f23301

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #f23301 — which has hue 12.4° — its triadic colors are located at 12.4° and 252.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f23301.

Complementary Color of #f23301

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f23301 — which has hue 12.4° — its complementary color is located at 192.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f23301.

Split Complementary Colors of #f23301

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #f23301 — which has hue 12.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 12.4° and 222.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f23301.

Tetradic Colors of #f23301

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #f23301 — which has hue 12.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 282.4°, 12.4°, 102.4°, and 192.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f23301.

Monochromatic Colors of #f23301

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f23301, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #791a01 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ff8c6e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f23301

We want to make getting started with #f23301 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f23301 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f23301 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #f23301 with other HTML elements.

#f23301 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f23301.
<span style="color: #f23301;">The color of this text is #f23301.</span>

#f23301 Background Color

The background color for this text is #f23301.
<div style="background-color: #f23301; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f23301.</div>

#f23301 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f23301.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f23301;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f23301.</span>

#f23301 Border Color

This is a div with border color #f23301.
<div style="border: #f23301 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f23301.</div>

#f23301 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f23301 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f23301; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f23301 on a white background.</div></div>

#f23301 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f23301 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f23301; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f23301 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f23301 to White

This is a gradient from #f23301 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f23301,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f23301,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f23301,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f23301,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f23301 to white.</div>

Gradient from #f23301 to Black

This is a gradient from #f23301 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f23301,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f23301,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f23301,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f23301,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f23301 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f23301

In addition to using #f23301 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #f23301 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f23301, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 242, Green = 51, Blue = 1). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f23301 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #f23301
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(242, 51, 1)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f23301; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f23301; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f23301; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(242, 51, 1);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f23301")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:242, green:51, blue:1, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:242 green:51 blue:1 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(242f, 51f, 1f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(242, 51, 1);
 

#f23301 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f23301 the same way. For those with color blindness, #f23301 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f23301 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f23301 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #f23301 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #f23301 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #f23301 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #f23301 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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