What is hex #FF2801 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 100% red, 16% green and 0% blue, resulting in an RGB value of (255,40,1).
For print media and manufacturing layout, the CMYK colors code equivalent is (0%, 84%, 100%, 0%).
In the HSV/HSB scale, #FF2801 features a hue of 9°, 100% saturation, and a brightness value of 100%.

Hex #FF2801 Color Codes & Equivalents

Hex Code #FF2801
RGB Values (255,40,1)
CMYK Values (0%, 84%, 100%, 0%)
HSV/HSB Values (9°, 100%, 100%)
Closest Web Safe
#FF3300
Inverse Color
#00D7FE
Closest Pantone®
1655 C
Closest RAL
RAL 3026 [Luminous bright red]
Complementary Color
#01D8FF

#FF2801 Converted to Grayscale Codes

Average
#626262
Lightness (Desaturation)
#808080
Weighted (BT601)
#646464
Luma (BT709)
#535353

WCAG 2.1 Color Contrast & Accessibility

Check how #FF2801 complies with web accessibility standards (WCAG AA & AAA) for typography.

White Text on #FF2801

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #FF2801.

Contrast Ratio: 3.78:1
AA Fail AAA Fail

Black Text on #FF2801

Sample preview of readable typography on top of #FF2801.

Contrast Ratio: 5.56:1
AA Pass AAA Fail

Hex #FF2801 Color Palettes

Complementary Palette

The complementary color of #FF2801 is #01D8FF. 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 #FF2801 you will find #01D8FF. 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.

#FF2801 #01D8FF

Analogous Palette

The analogous color scheme of #FF2801 is composed with colors #FF0159 and #FFA701. 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 #FF2801 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.

#FF0159 #FF2801 #FFA701

Split-Complementary Palette

The split-complementary color scheme of #FF2801 is composed with colors #0159FF and #01FFA7. 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.

#FF2801 #0159FF #01FFA7

Triadic Palette

The triadic color scheme of #FF2801 is composed with colors #2801FF and #01FF28. They are located to the right and left of your main color #FF2801 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.

#FF2801 #2801FF #01FF28

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic color scheme of #FF2801 is composed with colors #01FF28, #01D8FF and #FF01D8 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.

#FF2801 #01FF28 #01D8FF #FF01D8

Square Palette

The square color scheme of #FF2801 is composed with colors #59FF01, #01D8FF and #A701FF 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.

#FF2801 #59FF01 #01D8FF #A701FF

Tints, Tones & Shades of Hex #FF2801

Tints

Tints are created by adding white, resulting in lighter shades of #FF2801.

#FF2801 #FF3915 #FF4A29 #FF5B3E #FF6D52 #FF7E67 #FF8F7B #FFA08F

Tones

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

#FF2801 #F2300D #E63919 #D94126 #CD4A32 #C0533F #B45B4B #A76458

Shades

Shades result from adding black, creating darker variations.

#FF2801 #EB2400 #D72100 #C21D00 #AE1A00 #9A1700 #851400 #711100

Hex #FF2801 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 #FF2801
Java new Color(255,40,1);
Python Color(#FF2801)
.NET Color.FromArgb(255, 255,40,1);
Swift / iOS UIColor(red: 1, green: 0.16, blue: 0, alpha: 1)
Kotlin / Android Color.rgb(255, 40, 1)