#FF4500 color codes
- HEX
- #FF4500
- HEX8
- #FF4500FF
- HEX8 (Android)
- #FFFF4500
- RGB
- rgb(255, 69, 0)
- RGB (%)
- 100%, 27%, 0%
- HSL
- hsl(16, 100%, 50%)
- HSV / HSB
- hsv(16, 100%, 100%)
- CMYK
- cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 0%)
- OKLCH
- oklch(0.6602 0.2294 35.4)
- OKLCH (%)
- oklch(66.02% 0.2294 35.4)
- Decimal
- 16729344
What color is #FF4500?
#FF4500 sits at 66% lightness and 0.2294 chroma in OKLCH, hue 35.4°. Its nearest named color is OrangeRed (an exact match).
Shades and tints of #FF4500
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#FF4500 color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Split-complementary
Tetradic
Square
Monochromatic
Using #FF4500 in CSS
.text { color: #FF4500; }
.background { background-color: #FF4500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #FF4500; }
/* Modern, perceptually uniform */
.text { color: oklch(0.6602 0.2294 35.4); }
/* #FF4500 at 50% transparency */
.overlay { background-color: #FF450080; }Is #FF4500 accessible?
#FF4500 on white text scores 3.44:1; on black text it scores 6.10:1. Black text passes WCAG AA for normal text on #FF4500. Recommended text color on a #FF4500 background: black.
A 6.1:1 vs black
A 3.44:1 vs white
- AA normal ≥ 4.5 Pass
- AA large ≥ 3 Pass
- AAA normal ≥ 7 Fail
- AAA large ≥ 4.5 Pass
Recommended text color: black
CSS
contrast-color() contrast-color(#FF4500) → black APCA Lc experimental 65.8 Lc · large / secondary text (white text)
WCAG 2.1 AA/AAA is the compliance floor; APCA is an optional readability metric.
Related colors
See more in the orange family on the colors hub.
Frequently asked questions
- What color is #FF4500?
- #FF4500 is OrangeRed. In RGB it is rgb(255, 69, 0), and in HSL hsl(16, 100%, 50%).
- What is #FF4500 in RGB?
- #FF4500 converts to rgb(255, 69, 0) — red 255, green 69, blue 0.
- What text color is readable on #FF4500?
- Black text — it has the higher contrast ratio (6.10:1) against #FF4500. Black text passes WCAG AA for normal text on #FF4500.