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#FF4500 Orange Red

#FF4500 is Orange Red.

#FF4500

Orange Red

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #FF4500?

HEX
#FF4500
RGB
rgb(255, 69, 0)
HSL
hsl(16, 100%, 50%)
OKLCH
oklch(66.0% 0.229 35)
CMYK
0, 73, 100, 0

#FF4500 has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 against white and 6.10:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #FF4500
#FF4500
Same color
White
3.4AA18
Near-black
5.1AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #FF4500 · 5.1:1

Tints and shades of #FF4500

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2EE
  2. #FFC6B7
  3. #FF967B
  4. #FF4500
  5. #D93900
  6. #AB2B00
  7. #7F1D00
  8. #551000
  9. #2F0500

Colors that go with #FF4500

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Gold, #FFCE29 and Lime Punch, #D0FF52 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --orange-red-1: #FF4500; /* Orange Red */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #FF4500

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (14)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (8)