#F0420F
A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Orangered.
About #F0420F
At its core, #F0420F is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Orangered. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 66 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.
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, 94% Y, and 6% K. The HSL representation is 13.6° hue, 88.2% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#F0420F
RGB240, 66, 15
HSL13.6°, 88.2%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 72%, 94%, 6%
HSV13.6°, 93.8%, 94.1%
LAB54.5, 64.3, 62.6
XYZ38.0, 22.5, 2.8
Decimal15745551
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.49:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.67:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #F0420F;
}
.text-color {
color: #F0420F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #F0420F;
}