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Scarlet

#FF2400

Scarlet (#FF2400) is a medium, vivid red colour, warm. In RGB it is 255 red, 36 green and 0 blue; in HSL its hue is 8°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 50%. For print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.

Red is the colour of energy, urgency and appetite, which is why it is on so many food, sport and sale signs. It is the most common colour in brand logos after blue and black.

Text on scarlet

White text on scarlet has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and passes AA for large text only; black text has 5.50:1 and passes AA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.

White text · 3.82:1

Black text · 5.50:1

Tints and shades of scarlet

Colour palettes with scarlet

Brands with a scarlet logo

Brand colours close to #FF2400, from our Brand Colour Index.

Colours similar to scarlet

Use scarlet in CSS

.button {
  background-color: #FF2400;
  color: #000000;
}

Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of red.