What color is #FF4E01?

#FF4E01 is a vivid orange known as Magma. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Magma?

The RGB value is 255, 78, 1: 255 red, 78 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Magma?

The complementary color is #01B2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF4E01?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Magma color: hex code #FF4E01

#FF4E01 rgb(255, 78, 1)

Shades of orange

Magma has the hex code #FF4E01. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 30.6% green and 0.4% blue (255, 78, 1).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

Magma (#FF4E01) color codes

HEX	`#FF4E01`
RGB	`rgb(255, 78, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 30.6%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 64.68, 69.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 94.79, 46.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.975, 26.718, 2.87)`
Decimal	`16731649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Magma, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FF4E01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF4E01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FF4E01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff4e01; }
.text { color: #ff4e01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4e01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 78 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff4e01, #ffcd01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF4E01 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF4E01?: #FF4E01 is a vivid orange known as Magma. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Magma?: The RGB value is 255, 78, 1: 255 red, 78 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Magma?: The complementary color is #01B2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF4E01?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.