Candy Apple Red (#FF0800)

The hex code for Candy Apple Red is #FF0800. It is rgb(255, 8, 0) in RGB, hsl(2, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF0800

HEX#FF0800

RGBrgb(255, 8, 0)

HSLhsl(2, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(2, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(62.9% 0.256 29.5)

LABlab(54.47% 80.29 69.92)

LCHlch(54.47% 106.47 41.05)

Colors Closest to Candy Apple Red

Candy Apple Red is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Red#FF0000ΔE 0.55 Scarlet#FF2400ΔE 3.34 Neon Scarlet#FF2603ΔE 3.73 Red (RYB)#FE2712ΔE 5.95 Websafe Scarlet#FF3300ΔE 6.6 Neon Red#FF1818ΔE 6.74

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

#FF0800 Channel Values

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

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 255 · G 8 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 2° · S 100% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 2° · S 100% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 97% · Y 100% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Candy Apple Red 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.

TextWhite text3.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FF0800 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Candy Apple Red

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Candy Apple Red; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Candy Apple Red

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FF0800.

How Candy Apple Red 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#FF0800

Protanopia#737300

Protanomaly#BC5B00

Deuteranopia#9C9C00

Deuteranomaly#CB7C00

Tritanopia#FF0707

Tritanomaly#FF0704

Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FF0800 in Code

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

CSS custom property--candy-apple-red: #FF0800;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF0800;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'candy-apple-red': '#FF0800' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.031, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="candy_apple_red">#FF0800</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF0800"

More Red Colors

Candy Apple Red sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff0a33 ff052b ff0f0f ff0033 ff0f37 ff0000 ff0f4b fef2f2 ff1818 fee4e1 ff1f1f febaad ff6161 ffadc2 ffebee 460809 6f1515 8a0015 a21606 bd002f cc474b df0118 ec0304 f7d4d4

#FF0800 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Candy Apple Red?

The hex code for Candy Apple Red is #FF0800. That is rgb(255, 8, 0) in RGB, hsl(2, 100%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #FF0800?

#FF0800 is rgb(255, 8, 0) — red 255, green 8, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF0800?

#FF0800 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF0800 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF0800 scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF0800 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF0800 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 red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 0.55, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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