Orange Red#FF4500

Orange Red Hex Code: #FF4500

Orange Red is a medium, vivid red. Its OKLCH lightness is 66% and chroma 0.229. Text on this color reads best in black (contrast 6.10:1).

HEX	`#FF4500`
RGB	`rgb(255, 69, 0)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 0%)`
OKLCH	`oklch(66% 0.229 35.4)`

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Contrast

White text3.44:1

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Black text6.10:1

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On white3.44:1

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On black6.10:1

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Matching colors

Complementary

#FF4500Orange Red#00BAFFDeep Sky Blue

Analogous

#FF4500Orange Red#FF003B#FFC500

Triadic

#FF4500Orange Red#00FF45Neon Green#4500FF

Split complementary

#FF4500Orange Red#00FFC5#003AFF

Similar named colors

Scarlet#FF2400Red Orange#FF5349Red#FF0000Tomato#FF6347Vermilion#E34234Pumpkin Orange#FF7518Terracotta#E2725BChocolate#D2691E

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Code

CSS	`color: #FF4500;`
Tailwind	`bg-[#ff4500]`
SwiftUI	`Color(red: 1, green: 0.271, blue: 0)`
Android	`Color.parseColor("#FF4500")`
Flutter	`Color(0xFFFF4500)`

Orange Red is a CSS named color (orangered); the value follows W3C CSS Color Module Level 4.

Frequently asked questions

What is the hex code for orange red?

Orange Red is #FF4500 in hex and rgb(255, 69, 0) in RGB.

What is orange red in CMYK?

With the plain conversion formula it is cmyk(0, 73, 100, 0). For print, convert with your printer's ICC profile instead.

What text color works on orange red?

Black text has the higher contrast at 6.10:1, which passes WCAG AA for normal text (4.5:1).