What is hex #F25532 color?

 
In professional design frameworks, this hue is considered a highly vibrant and energetic tone. It is perfect for drawing attention to critical elements like call-to-action buttons, highlights, or modern branding.

From a technical standpoint, this color is composed of 95% red, 33% green and 20% blue, resulting in an RGB value of (242,85,50).
For print media and manufacturing layout, the CMYK colors code equivalent is (0%, 65%, 79%, 5%).
In the HSV/HSB scale, #F25532 features a hue of 11°, 79% saturation, and a brightness value of 95%.

Hex #F25532 Color Codes & Equivalents

Hex Code #F25532
RGB Values (242,85,50)
CMYK Values (0%, 65%, 79%, 5%)
HSV/HSB Values (11°, 79%, 95%)
Closest Web Safe
#FF6633
Inverse Color
#0DAACD
Closest Pantone®
171 C
Closest RAL
RAL 2003 [Pastel orange]
Complementary Color
#32CFF2

#F25532 Converted to Grayscale Codes

Average
#7D7D7D
Lightness (Desaturation)
#929292
Weighted (BT601)
#808080
Luma (BT709)
#747474

WCAG 2.1 Color Contrast & Accessibility

Check how #F25532 complies with web accessibility standards (WCAG AA & AAA) for typography.

White Text on #F25532

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #F25532.

Contrast Ratio: 3.43:1
AA Fail AAA Fail

Black Text on #F25532

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #F25532.

Contrast Ratio: 6.12:1
AA Pass AAA Fail

Hex #F25532 Color Palettes

Complementary Palette

The complementary color of #F25532 is #32CFF2. To get this value, we need to use the RGB metrics, and take this opposite color at the end of the color wheel, so for #F25532 you will find #32CFF2. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors may also be called "opposite colors". So if you need to grab attention, you should use it.

#F25532 #32CFF2

Analogous Palette

The analogous color scheme of #F25532 is composed with colors #F2326F and #F2B532. Colors are called analogous colors when they are very similar to each other. They are located to the right and left of your main color #F25532 with a 30° separation on the RGB color wheel. An analogous color palette is best used with either warm or cool colors, creating a look that has a certain temperature as well as proper color harmony.

#F2326F #F25532 #F2B532

Split-Complementary Palette

The split-complementary color scheme of #F25532 is composed with colors #326FF2 and #32F2B5. A split-complementary color palette is like an analogous palette but you will take the complementary color as base instead of your main color. This choice, however, also makes the split complementary color combinations less vibrant and eye-catching, but it's also a good choice for beginners as you can hardly go wrong.

#F25532 #326FF2 #32F2B5

Triadic Palette

The triadic color scheme of #F25532 is composed with colors #5532F2 and #32F255. They are located to the right and left of your main color #F25532 with a 120° separation on the RGB color wheel. With it you have the maximum variation in hue and offering by the same occasion the best possible contrast when taken together.

#F25532 #5532F2 #32F255

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic color scheme of #F25532 is composed with colors #32F255, #32CFF2 and #F232CF A tetradic color scheme, an outstanding variant of the twin color scheme, with an equal distance between all colors. All four colors are divided evenly around the color wheel. Like this there being no clear dominance of one color overs others. Colorful palettes create a sense of diversity, optimism and openness which are positive for a consumer brand. You can find the tetradic color scheme on big tech company logo like Google, Slack, Zoho, Microsoft, eBay for example. For a better result, you can also adjust saturation and brightness.

#F25532 #32F255 #32CFF2 #F232CF

Square Palette

The square color scheme of #F25532 is composed with colors #6FF232, #32CFF2 and #B532F2 To get this color, it's pretty the same method that analogous or triadic, but instead, you will take an angle of 90° on the RGB Wheel between each colors. The square palette is similar to the tetradic palette, but provides an evenly balanced chromatic distribution with crisp visual contrast across all four points.

#F25532 #6FF232 #32CFF2 #B532F2

Tints, Tones & Shades of Hex #F25532

Tints

Tints are created by adding white, resulting in lighter shades of #F25532.

#F25532 #F36445 #F47458 #F5846B #F6947E #F8A491 #F9B4A5 #FAC4B8

Tones

Tones are made by mixing with gray, softening the original color.

#F25532 #E75B3C #DC6247 #D16952 #C7705C #BC7667 #B17D72 #A7847C

Shades

Shades result from adding black, creating darker variations.

#F25532 #F0451E #EC370E #D9320D #C52E0C #B2290B #9F250A #8C2008

Hex #F25532 in programming languages

If you are a developer, you will find below the color codes to use according to your programming language (HTML, JAVA, Python, .NET), enjoy!

HTML, CSS #F25532
Java new Color(242,85,50);
Python Color(#F25532)
.NET Color.FromArgb(255, 242,85,50);
Swift / iOS UIColor(red: 0.95, green: 0.33, blue: 0.2, alpha: 1)
Kotlin / Android Color.rgb(242, 85, 50)