#f27c52 Color Information

#f27c52 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 #f27c52. In RGB, it consists of 94.9% Red, 48.6% Green, and 32.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 48.8% Magenta, 66.1% Yellow, and 5.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 15.7°, with saturation of 86% and lightness of 63.5%. The decimal value for #f27c52 is 15891538, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff6666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #f27c52 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#f27c52 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color242, 124, 82 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color94.9%, 48.6%, 32.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.051, 0.514, 0.678 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.488, 0.661, 0.051 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color15.7°, 86.0%, 63.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color15.8°, 66.1%, 94.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.349, 33.902, 12.136 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color242, 139, 82 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15891538 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.884, 42.062, 43.205 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.884, 60.298, 45.768 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.884, 92.330, 40.961 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.225, 37.130, 28.399 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.496, 0.371, 33.902 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294081618 / 0xfff27c52 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff6666 Copy
Last Updated: November 30, 2024

Shades of #f27c52

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #f27c52, its pure hue is 15.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.0%, and its lightness is 63.5%. 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 #f27c52, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e100a to #d46d48.

Tints of #f27c52

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #f27c52, its pure hue is 15.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.0%, and its lightness is 63.5%. 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 #f27c52, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #f48c68 to #fdefe9.

Tones of #f27c52

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #f27c52, its pure hue is 15.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 86.0%, 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 #f27c52, which range from #a2a2a2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff7645 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #f27c52

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #f27c52! For #f27c52, 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, #f27c52. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #f27c52

This color, #f27c52, consists of 94.9% Red, 48.6% Green, and 32.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 242, Green = 124, Blue = 82. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #f27c52 is 0% Cyan, 48.8% Magenta, 66.1% Yellow, and 5.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R94.9%
C0.0%
G48.6%
M48.8%
B32.2%
Y66.1%
K5.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 242 124 82
Octal 362 174 122
Hexa #f2 #7c #52
Binary 11110010 01111100 01010010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 48 66 5
Octal 0 60 102 5
Hexa #00 #30 #42 #05
Binary 00000000 00110000 01000010 00000101

Analogous Colors of #f27c52

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #f27c52 — which has hue 15.7° — its analogous colors are located at 15.7° and 345.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f27c52.

Triadic Colors of #f27c52

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 #f27c52 — which has hue 15.7° — its triadic colors are located at 15.7° and 255.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f27c52.

Complementary Color of #f27c52

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #f27c52 — which has hue 15.7° — its complementary color is located at 195.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f27c52.

Split Complementary Colors of #f27c52

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 #f27c52 — which has hue 15.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 15.7° and 225.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f27c52.

Tetradic Colors of #f27c52

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 #f27c52 — which has hue 15.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 285.8°, 15.7°, 105.8°, and 195.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #f27c52.

Monochromatic Colors of #f27c52

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #f27c52, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #cf4818 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fcbca5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #f27c52

We want to make getting started with #f27c52 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #f27c52 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #f27c52 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 #f27c52 with other HTML elements.

#f27c52 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #f27c52.
<span style="color: #f27c52;">The color of this text is #f27c52.</span>

#f27c52 Background Color

The background color for this text is #f27c52.
<div style="background-color: #f27c52; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #f27c52.</div>

#f27c52 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #f27c52.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #f27c52;">This color for the shadow of this text is #f27c52.</span>

#f27c52 Border Color

This is a div with border color #f27c52.
<div style="border: #f27c52 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #f27c52.</div>

#f27c52 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #f27c52 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f27c52; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f27c52 on a white background.</div></div>

#f27c52 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #f27c52 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #f27c52; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #f27c52 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #f27c52 to White

This is a gradient from #f27c52 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f27c52,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f27c52,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f27c52,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f27c52,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f27c52 to white.</div>

Gradient from #f27c52 to Black

This is a gradient from #f27c52 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#f27c52,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#f27c52,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#f27c52,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#f27c52,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #f27c52 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #f27c52

In addition to using #f27c52 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 #f27c52 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #f27c52, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 242, Green = 124, Blue = 82). If you need details about the color coordinates of #f27c52 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 #f27c52
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(242, 124, 82)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #f27c52; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #f27c52; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #f27c52; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(242, 124, 82);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#f27c52")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:242, green:124, blue:82, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:242 green:124 blue:82 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(242f, 124f, 82f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(242, 124, 82);
 

#f27c52 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #f27c52 the same way. For those with color blindness, #f27c52 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #f27c52 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #f27c52 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 #f27c52 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 #f27c52 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 #f27c52 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 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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