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#F22D18 Color

#F22D18 is rgb(242, 45, 24) in RGB, hsl(6, 89%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 90%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F22D18
HEX#F22D18
RGBrgb(242, 45, 24)
HSLhsl(6, 89%, 52%)
HSVhsv(6, 90%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 90%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(62% 0.232 30.4)
LABlab(53.70% 72.04 60.94)
LCHlch(53.70% 94.35 40.23)

What #F22D18 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F22D18, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#F22D18 Channel Values

How #F22D18 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 242 · G 45 · B 248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 89% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 90% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 90% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F22D18 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F22D18

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F22D18; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #F22D18

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F22D18.

How #F22D18 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F22D18
Protanopia#747410
Protanomaly#B45F14
Deuteranopia#979700
Deuteranomaly#C27B00
Tritanopia#F22B2B
Tritanomaly#F22C25
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F22D18 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f22d18: #F22D18;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F22D18;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f22d18': '#F22D18' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.949, green: 0.176, blue: 0.094)
Android XML<color name="color_f22d18">#F22D18</color>
SVG fillfill="#F22D18"

More Red Colors

#F22D18 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F22D18 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F22D18?

#F22D18 is a mid-tone red — rgb(242, 45, 24) in RGB and hsl(6, 89%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nintendo Red (#E4000F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.69.

What is the RGB value of #F22D18?

#F22D18 is rgb(242, 45, 24) — red 242, green 45, and blue 24 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F22D18?

#F22D18 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 90%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F22D18 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F22D18 scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F22D18 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F22D18 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 11.43, which is visibly different.

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