#F0500F

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orangered.

About #F0500F

At its core, #F0500F is a medium and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orangered. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 240, 80, and 15.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 94% yellow, and 6% black. With a hue angle of 17.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

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. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0500F
RGB240, 80, 15
HSL17.3°, 88.2%, 50.0%
CMYK0%, 67%, 94%, 6%
HSV17.3°, 93.8%, 94.1%
LAB56.4, 59.2, 63.8
XYZ38.9, 24.3, 3.1
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Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.58:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.86:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0500F; }
.text-color { color: #F0500F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0500F; }

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