Folly (#FF004F)

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

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.91:1 — vs black: 5.36:1

Color values

  • HEX #FF004F
  • RGB rgb(255, 0, 79)
  • HSL hsl(341, 100%, 50%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 100, 69, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF0066
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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 #FF004F based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Folly
#FF004F Base
#00FFB0
Analogous

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

Folly
#FF004F Base
#FF00CE
#FF3100
Triadic

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

Folly
#FF004F Base
#4FFF00
#004FFF
Split-Complementary

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

Folly
#FF004F Base
#00FF31
#00CEFF
Tetradic (Square)

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

Folly
#FF004F Base
#CEFF00
#00FFB0
#3100FF
Monochromatic

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

Folly
#FF004F Base
#660020
#B30037
#D60042
#FF296B
#FF4D84
#FF99B9
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A0008
— #470016
— #750024
— #A30033
— #D10041
Folly #FF004F Base
— #FF2E6F
— #FF5C8E
— #FF8AAE
— #FFB8CE
— #FFE6ED
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF004F. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF004F;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF004F;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF004F;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF004F,
        #00FFB0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF004F,
        #00FFB0
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$folly: #FF004F;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$folly-r: 255;
$folly-g: 0;
$folly-b: 79;

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

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

Normal Vision #FF004F How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #939343 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 #5D5D51 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FE1919 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #818181 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 Folly ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Folly #FF004F Base
Awesome #FF2052 ΔE 1.28
Red (Crayola) #EE204D ΔE 2.79
Radical Red #FF355E ΔE 3.40
Desire #EA3C53 ΔE 3.55

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.