Red#FF0000

Red Hex Code: #FF0000

Red is a medium, vivid red. Its OKLCH lightness is 63% and chroma 0.258. Text on this color reads best in black (contrast 5.25:1).

HEX	`#FF0000`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 0)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 0%)`
OKLCH	`oklch(62.8% 0.258 29.2)`

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Contrast

White text4.00:1

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Black text5.25:1

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On white4.00:1

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On black5.25:1

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Matching colors

Complementary

#FF0000Red#00FFFFCyan

Analogous

#FF0000Red#FF0080#FF8000Pumpkin Orange

Triadic

#FF0000Red#00FF00Lime#0000FFBlue

Split complementary

#FF0000Red#00FF80Spring Green#0080FF

Similar named colors

Scarlet#FF2400Orange Red#FF4500Vermilion#E34234Red Orange#FF5349Crimson#DC143CTomato#FF6347Raspberry#E30B5DBrick Red#CB4154

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Code

CSS	`color: #FF0000;`
Tailwind	`bg-[#ff0000]`
SwiftUI	`Color(red: 1, green: 0, blue: 0)`
Android	`Color.parseColor("#FF0000")`
Flutter	`Color(0xFFFF0000)`

Red is a CSS named color (red); the value follows W3C CSS Color Module Level 4.

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for red?

Red is #FF0000 in hex and rgb(255, 0, 0) in RGB.

What is red in CMYK?

With the plain conversion formula it is cmyk(0, 100, 100, 0). For print, convert with your printer's ICC profile instead.

What text color works on red?

Black text has the higher contrast at 5.25:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text (4.5:1).