#ff642a

Color #ff642a

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Tomato #ff6347 · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class orange-500 #ff6900 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ff642a

RGB

rgb(255, 100, 42)

HSL

hsl(16.3, 100%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.3, 83.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60.8%, 83.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(62.12, 56.45, 60.09)

LCH

lch(62.12, 82.45, 46.79)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.2008, 38.98)

HWB

hwb(16.3, 16.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2ac5ff

Analogous

#ff2a5a

#ff642a

#ffce2a

Triadic

#ff642a

#2aff64

#642aff

Split-complementary

#ff642a

#2affce

#2a5aff

Tetradic

#ff642a

#c5ff2a

#2ac5ff

#642aff

Square

#ff642a

#5aff2a

#2ac5ff

#ce2aff

Shades

Color #ff642a mixed toward black.

#f74300

#c63600

#942800

#631b00

#310d00

Tints

Color #ff642a mixed toward white.

#ff7e4d

#ff9771

#ffb194

#ffcbb8

#ffe5db

Tones

Color #ff642a mixed toward gray.

#ed6c3c

#db744d

#ca7c5f

#b88471

#a68c83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfce3e · ΔE 45.7

Deuteranopia

#d6df42 · ΔE 49.9

Tritanopia

#fa4a4c · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff642a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff642a]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#ff642a (#ff642a) is rgb(255, 100, 42) in RGB.

No, #ff642a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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