HEX Color #FF500F (Orangered)

About #FF500F

The precise color #FF500F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Orangered. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 80 green, and 15 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 94% yellow, and 0% black. With a hue angle of 16.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#FF500F

RGB255, 80, 15

HSL16.2°, 100.0%, 52.9%

CMYK0%, 69%, 94%, 0%

HSV16.2°, 94.1%, 100.0%

LAB59.0, 64.1, 66.7

XYZ44.2, 27.0, 3.3

Decimal16732175

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#FF500F #0FBEFE

Analogous

#FE0F45 #FEC70F

Triadic

#0FFE50 #4F0FFE

Tetradic

#45FE0F #0FBEFE #C70FFE

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#FF500F

#FF6329

#FF7644

#FF8A5F

#FF9D79

#FFB194

#FFC4AF

#FFD8C9

#FFEBE4

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#FF500F

#E2470D

#C63E0B

#AA350A

#8D2C08

#712306

#551A05

#381103

#1C0801

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.28:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.41:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.13:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.45:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF500F; }

.text-color { color: #FF500F; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF500F; }

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