#ff550e

Color #ff550e

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 6.23 Nearest Tailwind class orange-600 #f54900 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ff550e

RGB

rgb(255, 85, 14)

HSL

hsl(17.7, 100%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.7, 94.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 94.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(59.7, 62.15, 67.34)

LCH

lch(59.7, 91.64, 47.3)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.2166, 38.02)

HWB

hwb(17.7, 5.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0eb8ff

Analogous

#ff0e3f

#ff550e

#ffce0e

Triadic

#ff550e

#0eff55

#550eff

Split-complementary

#ff550e

#0effce

#0e3fff

Tetradic

#ff550e

#b8ff0e

#0eb8ff

#550eff

Square

#ff550e

#3fff0e

#0eb8ff

#ce0eff

Shades

Color #ff550e mixed toward black.

#e04200

#b33500

#862800

#5a1a00

#2d0d00

Tints

Color #ff550e mixed toward white.

#ff7136

#ff8e5e

#ffaa86

#ffc6af

#ffe3d7

Tones

Color #ff550e mixed toward gray.

#eb5d22

#d76536

#c36e4a

#af765e

#9a7e72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb2c · ΔE 47.6

Deuteranopia

#d4de31 · ΔE 52.2

Tritanopia

#fa3a3c · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 29.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff550e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff550e]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Sienna #a0522d

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ff550e (#ff550e) is rgb(255, 85, 14) in RGB.

No, #ff550e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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