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#FC4E23

#fc4e23 ≈ Orange Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fc4e23 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 30.59% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.05% magenta, 86.11% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 11.89°, with 97.31% saturation and 56.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Orange Red (#ff4500), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.2627

Complementary

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #23d1fc

Split complementary

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #23fcba
  3. #2364fc

Analogous

  1. #fc2364
  2. #fc4e23
  3. #fcba23

Triadic

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #23fc4e
  3. #4e23fc

Tetradic

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #d1fc23
  3. #23d1fc
  4. #4e23fc

Square

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #64fc23
  3. #23d1fc
  4. #ba23fc

Monochromatic

  1. #841c02
  2. #d02b03
  3. #fc4e23
  4. #fd8b6e
  5. #fec7ba

Shades

#fc4e23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #e34620
  3. #ca3e1c
  4. #b03719
  5. #972f15
  6. #7e2712
  7. #651f0e
  8. #4c170b
  9. #321007
  10. #190804
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc4e23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #fc6039
  3. #fd714f
  4. #fd8365
  5. #fd957b
  6. #fea791
  7. #feb8a7
  8. #fecabd
  9. #fedcd3
  10. #ffede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc4e23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc4e23
  2. #f0532c
  3. #e35836
  4. #d75d3f
  5. #ca6248
  6. #be6752
  7. #b26c5b
  8. #a57164
  9. #99766d
  10. #8c7b77
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c37871 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #82731a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9a16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff0047 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0671e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1831c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff2f3b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc4e23 {
  color: #fc4e23;
}
Background
.bg-fc4e23 {
  background-color: #fc4e23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc4e23 {
  border: 2px solid #fc4e23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc4e23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 78 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc4e23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc4e23, #fcba23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc4e23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 78 35 / 0.35);
}

#ff4500 Orange Red ΔE 2.88 #ff3800 Coquelicot ΔE 3.01 #f94d00 Tangelo ΔE 3.83 #ff4f00 International Orange ΔE 3.91 #ff2800 Ferrari Red ΔE 4.22 #ff2400 Scarlet ΔE 4.52 #e25822 Flame ΔE 5.06 #03b1dc Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

Orange Red
#fc4e23  rgb(252, 78, 35)  hsl(12, 97%, 56%)  Orange Red
#23d1fc  rgb(35, 209, 252)  hsl(192, 97%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#23fc4e  rgb(35, 252, 78)  hsl(132, 97%, 56%)  Lime
#4e23fc  rgb(78, 35, 252)  hsl(252, 97%, 56%)  Han Purple