Recognised as Colour

#FE4A11

#FE4A11
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FE4A11 is a red with RGB values 254, 74, 17 and HSL 14°, 99%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FE4A11#FE4A11

HEX#FE4A11

RGBrgb(254, 74, 17)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.2902, 0.0667

RGB percentages99.6%, 29%, 6.7%

HSLhsl(14.4, 99.2%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.4, 93.3%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.9%, 93.3%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,665,105

CSS custom property--colour: #FE4A11;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.2:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#01B5EE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AE9A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 3.9 Red · ΔE 15.1 Tomato · ΔE 21.2 Coral · ΔE 28.9 Chocolate · ΔE 30.2 Dark orange · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 3.92, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#11C5FE

Analogous#FE114E, #FEC111

Triadic#11FE4A, #4A11FE

Split complementary#11FEC1, #114EFE

Tetradic#4EFE11, #11C5FE, #C111FE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFE4DC

Lighter +30%#FFBEA9

Lighter +20%#FE9777

Lighter +10%#FE7144

Darker −10%#DB3501

Darker −20%#A82901

Darker −30%#761D00

Darker −40%#431000

More saturated +25%#FF4910

Less saturated −25%#E05A2F

Channel breakdown

R254

G74

B17

Red254 (99.6%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue17 (6.7%)

Hue14.43°

Saturation (HSL)99.16%

Lightness53.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 4A · B 11

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