Ruddy (#FF0028)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.98:1 — vs black: 5.28:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF0028
  • RGB rgb(255, 0, 40)
  • HSL hsl(350, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 100, 84, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF0033
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF0028 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ruddy
#FF0028 Base
#00FFD7
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ruddy
#FF0028 Base
#FF00A8
#FF5700
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ruddy
#FF0028 Base
#28FF00
#0028FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ruddy
#FF0028 Base
#00FF57
#00A8FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ruddy
#FF0028 Base
#A8FF00
#00FFD7
#5700FF
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ruddy
#FF0028 Base
#660010
#B3001C
#D60022
#FF294A
#FF4D69
#FF99A9
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ruddy, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0004
— #47000B
— #750012
— #A3001A
— #D10021
Ruddy #FF0028 Base
— #FF2E4F
— #FF5C75
— #FF8A9C
— #FFB8C3
— #FFE6EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF0028. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF0028;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF0028;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF0028;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF0028,
        #00FFD7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF0028,
        #00FFD7
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$ruddy: #FF0028;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ruddy-r: 255;
$ruddy-g: 0;
$ruddy-b: 40;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ruddy;
    color: rgba($ruddy-r, $ruddy-g, $ruddy-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Ruddy appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF0028 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #939300 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5D5D2C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FF0909 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #808080 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ruddy ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ruddy #FF0028 Base
Light Brilliant Red #FE2E2E ΔE 2.39
Tractor Red #FD0E35 ΔE 2.64
Vivid Red #F70D1A ΔE 2.97
Deep Carmine Pink #EF3038 ΔE 3.26

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.