#FF4A23#FF4A23
#FF4A23 is a light, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.223 H 33.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FF4A23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 74, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 100%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 86%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71%, 86.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.31, 66.49, 59.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.31, 89.40, 41.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.6% 0.186 0.1228) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.6% 0.223 33.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9975, 26.2858, 4.3468) |
| Luminance | 0.2628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Orange Red
#FD411E
ΔE00 1.49
Reddish Orange
#F8481C
ΔE00 1.69
Orangered (survey)
#FE420F
ΔE00 2.09
Orangey Red
#FA4224
ΔE00 2.14
Red Orange
#FD3C06
ΔE00 2.78
Orangered
#FF4500
ΔE00 3.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FF4A23 #23D8FF
analogous
#FF236A #FF4A23 #FFB823
triadic
#FF4A23 #23FF4A #4A23FF
tetradic
#FF4A23 #6AFF23 #23D8FF #B823FF
square
#FF4A23 #6AFF23 #23D8FF #B823FF
split-complementary
#FF4A23 #23FFB8 #236AFF
monochromatic
#A81E00 #E52900 #FF4A23 #FF7C60 #FFAF9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#FF4A23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#FF4A23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #FF4A23
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FF4A23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FF4A23 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81731A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9B15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FF0044
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ff4a23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 74, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.223 33.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ff8864',
500: '#ff4a23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ff4a23; $custom-light: #ff8864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ff4a23",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 74,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.636,
"s": 100,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66599,
"c": 0.22287,
"h": 33.4
},
"luminance": 0.26279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FF4A23
secondary
#92DCEC
accent
#D9FF29
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FFF0EB
border
#D7CBC6
text
#1B0C06
muted
#887D7A