#FF501D

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Orangered.

About #FF501D

When working with digital screens, the color #FF501D is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orangered. In the RGB color space, it consists of 255 red, 80 green, and 29 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, 89% yellow, and 0% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF501D
RGB255, 80, 29
HSL13.5°, 100.0%, 55.7%
CMYK0%, 69%, 89%, 0%
HSV13.5°, 88.6%, 100.0%
LAB59.1, 64.2, 62.6
XYZ44.3, 27.1, 4.1
Decimal16732189

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.42:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.13:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.46:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF501D; }
.text-color { color: #FF501D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF501D; }

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