Radical Red is a light bright shade of Pinkish Red. It belongs to the color family Crimson, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Radical Red effect can vary from warm to cool, depending on what colors it is paired with.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Radical Red is #FF355E.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Radical Red has 100%% Red, 21% Green, and 37% Blue.
Radical Red has 348° Hue, 79% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Radical Red has 348° Hue, 99% Saturation, and 60% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Radical Red has 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 63% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FF355E |
|
RGB |
(255, 53, 94) |
(100%, 21%, 37%) |
HSV |
(348°, 79, 100) |
(96%, 79%, 100%) |
HSL |
(348°, 99, 60) |
(96%, 99%, 60%) |
CMYK |
(0, 79, 63, 0) |
(0%, 79%, 63%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Radical Red is 25%, which is low.
Radical Red has a higher contrast with black than white.
Radical Red and black have a 5.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Radical Red and white have a 3.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
25% |
AA (5.9) |
insufficient (3.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Radical Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 70% Red, 9% Magenta, 21% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
70%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
9%
Black
0%
White
21%
To mix Radical Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 44% Magenta, 35% Yellow, 21% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
44%
Yellow
35%
Black
0%
White
21%
Colors similar to Radical Red are: Red Pink, Strawberry, Awesome, Watermelon, and Light Red. Red Pink is brighter than Radical Red. Strawberry is more red and brighter and darker than Radical Red. Awesome is brighter than Radical Red. Watermelon is more red and paler than Radical Red. Light Red is more red and paler than Radical Red.