#FF490F
A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Orangered.
About #FF490F
Visually, #FF490F is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orangered. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 255, 73, 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, 71% magenta, 94% yellow, and 0% black. With a hue angle of 14.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#FF490F
RGB255, 73, 15
HSL14.5°, 100.0%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 71%, 94%, 0%
HSV14.5°, 94.1%, 100.0%
LAB58.1, 66.6, 66.2
XYZ43.7, 26.1, 3.2
Decimal16730383
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.21:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #FF490F;
}
.text-color {
color: #FF490F;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #FF490F;
}