HEX Color #FF4500 (Orangered)

About #FF4500

The hex code #FF4500 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orangered. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(255, 69, 0).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 73% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF4500

RGB255, 69, 0

HSL16.2°, 100.0%, 50.0%

CMYK0%, 73%, 100%, 0%

HSV16.2°, 100.0%, 100.0%

LAB57.6, 67.8, 69.0

XYZ43.4, 25.5, 2.6

Decimal16729344

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#FF4500 #00B9FF

Analogous

#FF003A #FFC400

Triadic

#00FF45 #4500FF

Tetradic

#3AFF00 #00B9FF #C400FF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#FF4500

#FF591C

#FF6E38

#FF8355

#FF9771

#FFAC8D

#FFC1AA

#FFD5C6

#FFEAE2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#FF4500

#E23D00

#C63500

#AA2E00

#8D2600

#711E00

#551700

#380F00

#1C0700

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.44:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.10:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.29:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.19:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF4500; }

.text-color { color: #FF4500; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF4500; }

Similar Colors

Orangered

#FF4500