RED

Scarlet

#FF2400

Conversions

HEX#FF2400

RGBrgb(255, 36, 0)

HSLhsl(8, 100%, 50%)

HSVhsv(8, 100%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 0%)

Copy CSS

color: #ff2400;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(255, 36, 0);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(8, 100%, 50%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 3.82 : 1

On ink blackPass · 5.02 : 1

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Pairings

About Scarlet

Scarlet is the hex color #FF2400, which translates to rgb(255, 36, 0) in RGB and hsl(8, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 8 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.248 is high, so Scarlet is one of the more vivid red tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.

How Scarlet compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is red (#FF0000), a CIE76 distance of 4.1 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-600 (#E7000B), at a distance of 10.7. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Red at 4.1. Sorted by lightness, Scarlet is number 15 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Scarlet

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Scarlet, led by Ink black at 5.02:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Scarlet already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Scarlet. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	3.82:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	5.02:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.70:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	3.08:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Scarlet

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Scarlet for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Scarlet

Format	Value
HEX	#FF2400
RGB	rgb(255, 36, 0)
HSL	hsl(8, 100%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 100%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 86%, 100%, 0%)
OKLCH	oklch(63.79% 0.2484 31.02)
CIELAB	lab(54.58 76.22 67.69)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.