Ferrari Red (#FF2800)

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: 3.78:1 — vs black: 5.56:1

Color values

HEX #FF2800
RGB rgb(255, 40, 0)
HSL hsl(9, 100%, 50%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 84, 100, 0 )
Websafe #FF3300

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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 #FF2800 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Ferrari Red
#FF2800 Base

#00D7FF

Analogous

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

Ferrari Red
#FF2800 Base

#FF0057

#FFA800

Triadic

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

Ferrari Red
#FF2800 Base

#00FF28

#2800FF

Split-Complementary

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

Ferrari Red
#FF2800 Base

#00FFA8

#0057FF

Tetradic (Square)

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

Ferrari Red
#FF2800 Base

#57FF00

#00D7FF

#A800FF

Monochromatic

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

Ferrari Red
#FF2800 Base

#661000

#B31C00

#D62200

#FF4A29

#FF694D

#FFA999

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #1A0400

— #470B00

— #751200

— #A31A00

— #D12100

Ferrari Red #FF2800 Base

— #FF4F2E

— #FF755C

— #FF9C8A

— #FFC3B8

— #FFEAE6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF2800. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF2800;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF2800;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF2800;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF2800,
        #00D7FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF2800,
        #00D7FF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$ferrari-red: #FF2800;

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

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ferrari-red;
    color: rgba($ferrari-red-r, $ferrari-red-g, $ferrari-red-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

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

Normal Vision #FF2800 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #969600 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 #64640E Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FF2525 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #838383 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 Ferrari Red ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ferrari Red #FF2800 Base

Scarlet #FF2400 ΔE 0.39

Red (RYB) #FE2712 ΔE 1.80

Coquelicot #FF3800 ΔE 1.97

Candy Apple Red #FF0800 ΔE 2.07

How to use this color

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