Candy apple red color

A glossy, ultra-bright red named after the hard sugar coating on fairground candy apples. Car painters made it famous with layered metallic finishes, and it still says hot rods, retro diners and pure fun.

Also known as: Candy red.

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The hex code for candy apple red is #FF0800. In RGB it is rgb(255, 8, 0), in HSL hsl(2, 100%, 50%) and in CMYK 0, 97, 100, 0.

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About candy apple red

Candy apple red (#FF0800) is a warm, mid-tone, highly saturated color. It belongs to the reds family. It mixes 255 red, 8 green and 0 blue (out of 255). It is mostly used in cars, retro decor, branding.

Swatch of Candy apple red with its shades from light to dark · #FF0800 — Candy apple red · #FF0800

Candy apple red shades and tints

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Candy apple red color harmonies

Combinations based on the color wheel. More in the color harmony tool.

ComplementaryClose to: Cyan

AnalogousClose to: Mexican pink, Dark orange

TriadicClose to: Neon green, Blue

Split complementaryClose to: Spring green, Electric blue

TetradicClose to: Chartreuse, Cyan, Violet

Candy apple red color palettes

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Monochromatic palette · Candy apple red

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Triadic palette · Candy apple red

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Candy apple red contrast with text

White textContrast 4.0:1 · AA large text

Black textContrast 5.3:1 · AA

Based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.

CSS code

:root {
  --candy-apple-red: #FF0800;
  --candy-apple-red-rgb: 255, 8, 0;
}
.bg { background-color: var(--candy-apple-red); }
.text { color: var(--candy-apple-red); }