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Orange Red Color

#ff4500

Orange Red Color

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A vivid red-orange blending the two hues directly.

Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ff4500

RGB

rgb(255, 69, 0)

HSL

hsl(16.2, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.2, 100%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 100%, 0%)

LAB

lab(57.58, 67.78, 68.96)

LCH

lch(57.58, 96.69, 45.49)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.2293, 35.42)

HWB

hwb(16.2, 0%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00baff

Analogous

#ff003b

#ff4500

#ffc400

Triadic

#ff4500

#00ff45

#4500ff

Split-complementary

#ff4500

#00ffc4

#003bff

Tetradic

#ff4500

#baff00

#00baff

#4500ff

Square

#ff4500

#3bff00

#00baff

#c400ff

Shades

Orange Red Color mixed toward black.

#d53900

#aa2e00

#802200

#551700

#2a0b00

Tints

Orange Red Color mixed toward white.

#ff642a

#ff8355

#ffa280

#ffc1aa

#ffe0d5

Tones

Orange Red Color mixed toward gray.

#ea4f15

#d5582a

#bf6240

#aa6c55

#95766a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac920 · ΔE 50.2

Deuteranopia

#d2dc24 · ΔE 54.8

Tritanopia

#fa2d2f · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 30.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff4500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff4500]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

Orange Red (#ff4500) is rgb(255, 69, 0) in RGB.

No, #ff4500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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