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#FC4909

#fc4909 ≈ Orange Red

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fc4909 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 28.63% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.03% magenta, 96.43% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 15.8°, with 97.59% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orange Red (#ff4500), ΔE 0.58.

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Relative luminance0.2548

Complementary

  1. #fc4909
  2. #09bcfc

Split complementary

  1. #fc4909
  2. #09fcc2
  3. #0943fc

Analogous

  1. #fc0943
  2. #fc4909
  3. #fcc209

Triadic

  1. #fc4909
  2. #09fc49
  3. #4909fc

Tetradic

  1. #fc4909
  2. #bcfc09
  3. #09bcfc
  4. #4909fc

Square

  1. #fc4909
  2. #43fc09
  3. #09bcfc
  4. #c209fc

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1d01
  2. #b63202
  3. #fc4909
  4. #fd8155
  5. #feb9a0

Shades

#fc4909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc4909
  2. #e34208
  3. #ca3a07
  4. #b03306
  5. #972c05
  6. #7e2505
  7. #651d04
  8. #4c1603
  9. #320f02
  10. #190701
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc4909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc4909
  2. #fc5b22
  3. #fd6d3a
  4. #fd8053
  5. #fd926b
  6. #fea484
  7. #feb69d
  8. #fec8b5
  9. #fedbce
  10. #ffede6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc4909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc4909
  2. #f04f15
  3. #e35421
  4. #d75a2d
  5. #ca5f39
  6. #be6545
  7. #b26a50
  8. #a5705c
  9. #997568
  10. #8c7b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2766d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ac9900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0040 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf6300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d18000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff2532 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc4909 {
  color: #fc4909;
}
Background
.bg-fc4909 {
  background-color: #fc4909;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc4909 {
  border: 2px solid #fc4909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc4909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 73 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc4909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc4909, #fcc209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc4909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 73 9 / 0.35);
}

#ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 0.58 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 1.45 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 1.86 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 2.29 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.22 #e25822 Flame ΔE 4.47 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.60 #03b6f6 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Orange Red
#fc4909  rgb(252, 73, 9)  hsl(16, 98%, 51%)  Orange Red
#09bcfc  rgb(9, 188, 252)  hsl(196, 98%, 51%)  Deep Sky Blue
#09fc49  rgb(9, 252, 73)  hsl(136, 98%, 51%)  Lime
#4909fc  rgb(73, 9, 252)  hsl(256, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine