Complementary
Two colors from opposite sides of the wheel. They make each other look more vivid, which is why the pairing is used for anything that needs to stand out.
Orange red
#FF4500Orange red is the hex color #FF4500, with RGB values 255, 69, 0. It is a CSS color keyword, so browsers render it from the name alone, and its value is fixed by the CSS Color Module.
Quick colors, then fill the screen
Or a gradient
Or let it move
#FF4500rgb(255, 69, 0) · hsl(16, 100%, 50%)
Orange red color codes
Every value for #FF4500, ready to paste. Click any code to copy it.
| Channel | Decimal | Share | Hex | Octal | Binary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 255 | 100% | FF | 377 | 11111111 |
| Green | 69 | 27.06% | 45 | 105 | 01000101 |
| Blue | 0 | 0% | 00 | 0 | 00000000 |
The nearest web-safe color is #FF3300, from the 216-color palette browsers agreed on before displays could be trusted with more.
About orange red
Filed under red rather than orange because its hue is 16 degrees, nearer pure red than the 39 of the orange keyword, whatever the name implies.
- Family
- Red, 7th lightest of 15 reds
- Web-safe
- is the nearest
Shades, tints and tones
Every step is generated from #FF4500. Click a swatch to copy its hex.
Shades of orange red
A shade is the base color with black mixed in. Shades read as deeper and more dramatic, and they are what you reach for when a color needs to recede or carry weight.
Tints of orange red
A tint is the base color with white mixed in. Tints turn pastel as they lighten, which makes them useful for backgrounds and for anything that has to sit behind text.
Tones of orange red
A tone is the base color with gray mixed in. Tones lose the shout without losing the hue, and they are usually what separates a considered palette from a loud one.
The orange red scale
The same color as the 50 to 950 ladder every CSS framework uses, with #FF4500 at 500. Click a step to copy its hex, or take the whole scale as variables for a design system.
Color schemes built on orange red
Harmonies are positions on the color wheel rather than matters of taste, which is why they keep working across very different designs.
Analogous
Three neighbors on the wheel. Nothing competes, so the result reads calm and settled, closer to how color behaves in nature.
Split complementary
The base plus the two colors either side of its complement. It keeps most of the contrast while being much easier to balance.
Triadic
Three colors spaced evenly around the wheel. Strong and lively, and usually best with one dominant color and two accents.
Tetradic
Two complementary pairs, forming a rectangle on the wheel. The richest scheme available, and the hardest to keep from shouting.
Monochromatic
One hue at different lightness levels. Effortlessly cohesive, and the safest way to build a palette around a brand color.
Colors close to #FF4500
Near neighbors, for when this color is almost right. Each one shifts hue, saturation or lightness by a small step.
Orange red color palettes
Five-color palettes built around #FF4500, each following a different scheme. Click any swatch to copy it, or open the generator to build your own.
Analogous
Complementary
Triadic
Monochromatic
Open the palette generator to lock the colors you like and regenerate the rest.
Contrast and readability
Whether orange red works as text, and what to put on top of it when it is the background. Ratios follow WCAG 2.1, where 4.5 is the bar for body text and 3 for large text.
Orange red text on white background
3.44:1 · Large text onlyLarge text at 24 pixels
Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.
- Body AA
- Body AAA
- Large AA
- Large AAA
Orange red text on black background
6.1:1 · GoodLarge text at 24 pixels
Body text at 16 pixels. A flat field of color removes every variable, which is what makes it useful for judging a display.
- Body AA
- Body AAA
- Large AA
- Large AAA
Used the other way round, #FF4500 as a background takes #000000 text. That is the higher-contrast of the two, and it is what the tool picks automatically for any chrome sitting on your color.
Orange red reads better on a black background of the two. Contrast is a property of the pair, not of one color, so a color that fails here can still be perfectly usable against a different partner.
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The red family
Orange red sits in the red family. Every named red in the library, with orange red first.
| Swatch | Name | Hex | RGB | HSL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| is a CSS keyword is the color on this page | #FF4500 | 255, 69, 0 | 16, 100%, 50% | |
| Red is a CSS keyword | #FF0000 | 255, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 50% | |
| Crimson is a CSS keyword | #DC143C | 220, 20, 60 | 348, 83%, 47% | |
| Maroon is a CSS keyword | #800000 | 128, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 25% | |
| Burgundy | #800020 | 128, 0, 32 | 345, 100%, 25% | |
| Salmon is a CSS keyword | #FA8072 | 250, 128, 114 | 6, 93%, 71% | |
| Scarlet | #FF2400 | 255, 36, 0 | 8, 100%, 50% | |
| Ruby | #E0115F | 224, 17, 95 | 337, 86%, 47% | |
| Cherry | #D2042D | 210, 4, 45 | 348, 96%, 42% | |
| Wine | #722F37 | 114, 47, 55 | 353, 42%, 32% | |
| Blush | #DE5D83 | 222, 93, 131 | 342, 66%, 62% | |
| Firebrick is a CSS keyword | #B22222 | 178, 34, 34 | 0, 68%, 42% | |
| Indian red is a CSS keyword | #CD5C5C | 205, 92, 92 | 0, 53%, 58% | |
| Dark red is a CSS keyword | #8B0000 | 139, 0, 0 | 0, 100%, 27% | |
| Tomato is a CSS keyword | #FF6347 | 255, 99, 71 | 9, 100%, 64% |