#F04200

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orangered.

About #F04200

The precise color #F04200 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orangered. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 66, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 72% M, 100% Y, and 6% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F04200
RGB240, 66, 0
HSL16.5°, 100.0%, 47.1%
CMYK0%, 72%, 100%, 6%
HSV16.5°, 100.0%, 94.1%
LAB54.5, 64.2, 66.0
XYZ37.9, 22.4, 2.3
Decimal15745536

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.83:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.48:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F04200; }
.text-color { color: #F04200; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F04200; }

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