What color is #FF4500?

#FF4500 is a vivid orange known as Orange Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Orange Red?

The RGB value is 255, 69, 0: 255 red, 69 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Orange Red?

The complementary color is #00BAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF4500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Orange Red color: hex code #FF4500

#FF4500 rgb(255, 69, 0)

Shades of orange

Orange Red has the hex code #FF4500. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 27.1% green and 0% blue (255, 69, 0).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword orangered.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

Orange Red (#FF4500) color codes

HEX	`#FF4500`
RGB	`rgb(255, 69, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 27.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 67.78, 68.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 96.69, 45.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.374, 25.523, 2.643)`
Decimal	`16729344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Orange Red, 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 #FF4500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF4500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #FF4500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff4500; }
.text { color: #ff4500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff4500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 69 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff4500, #ffc500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF4500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF4500?: #FF4500 is a vivid orange known as Orange Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Orange Red?: The RGB value is 255, 69, 0: 255 red, 69 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Orange Red?: The complementary color is #00BAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF4500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.