Colour

#FF4914

#FF4914
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF4914 is a red with RGB values 255, 73, 20 and HSL 14°, 100%, 54%. 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

#FF4914#FF4914

HEX#FF4914

RGBrgb(255, 73, 20)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2863, 0.0784

RGB percentages100%, 28.6%, 7.8%

HSLhsl(13.5, 100%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.5, 92.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 92.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,730,388

CSS custom property--colour: #FF4914;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#00B6EB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#817201no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#AE9A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 4.3 Red · ΔE 14.5 Tomato · ΔE 20.8 Coral · ΔE 28.9 Chocolate · ΔE 30.7 Crimson · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 4.3, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14CAFF

Analogous#FF1455, #FFBE14

Triadic#14FF49, #4914FF

Split complementary#14FFBE, #1455FF

Tetradic#55FF14, #14CAFF, #BF14FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE7E0

Lighter +30%#FFBFAD

Lighter +20%#FF987A

Lighter +10%#FF7047

Darker −10%#E03300

Darker −20%#AD2700

Darker −30%#7A1C00

Darker −40%#471000

More saturated +25%#FF4914

Less saturated −25%#E25931

Channel breakdown

R255

G73

B20

Red255 (100%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue20 (7.8%)

Hue13.53°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 49 · B 14

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