#FF425F Color

#FF425F is rgb(255, 66, 95) in RGB, hsl(351, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 74%, 63%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FF425F

HEX#FF425F

RGBrgb(255, 66, 95)

HSLhsl(351, 100%, 63%)

HSVhsv(351, 74%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 74%, 63%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.223 17.6)

LABlab(58.83% 71.88 29.74)

LCHlch(58.83% 77.79 22.48)

What #FF425F 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 #FF425F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Neon Fuchsia#FE4164ΔE 3.26 Radical Red#FF355EΔE 3.82 Sizzling Red#FF3855ΔE 5.16 Red (Crayola)#EE204DΔE 7.23 Amaranth#E52B50ΔE 7.75 Spanish Crimson#E51A4CΔE 8.73

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#FF425F Channel Values

How #FF425F 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 66 · B 95	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 351° · S 100% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 351° · S 74% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 74% · Y 63% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.39:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FF425F 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FF425F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FF425F; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #FF425F

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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Shades

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How #FF425F 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#FF425F

Protanopia#80805D

Protanomaly#C06C5E

Deuteranopia#A3A354

Deuteranomaly#CE8758

Tritanopia#FE4646

Tritanomaly#FE4551

Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #FF425F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ff425f: #FF425F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FF425F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ff425f': '#FF425F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.259, blue: 0.373)

Android XML<color name="color_ff425f">#FF425F</color>

SVG fillfill="#FF425F"

More Red Colors

#FF425F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ff4747 ff4040 ff4766 ff3c1a ff5349 ff386a ff5470 ff3859 ff5757 ff3855 ff5a36 ff3838 ff9e80 ffe0e5 400707 660000 82181a 9d2933 b30000 c80815 da7171 e7000b f5cec2 fdd3ce

#FF425F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FF425F?

#FF425F is a light red — rgb(255, 66, 95) in RGB and hsl(351, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Fuchsia (#FE4164), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.26.

What is the RGB value of #FF425F?

#FF425F is rgb(255, 66, 95) — red 255, green 66, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FF425F?

#FF425F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 74%, 63%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FF425F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FF425F scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FF425F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FF425F 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.38, which is visibly different.

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