Explore properties, harmonies, and accessibility data for the color #FF4500. This medium shade of Orangeis widely used in modern design.
"OrangeRed (#FF4500) – intense fiery orange-red. Urgent alerts & high-impact bold elements."
Color #FF4500 is mathematically represented by 255 red, 69 green, and 0 blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 16 degrees, 100% saturation, and 50% lightness.This color is officially recognized as "OrangeRed" and is one of the standard CSS named colors supported across all modern web browsers.
Depending on the vibrant 16 hue, this color belongs to the Orange spectrum.Warm colors like this often represent passion, energy, and excitement. They are excellent for attention-grabbing elements like Call-to-Action buttons.
When using #FF4500 in your projects, consider the accessibility of text to ensure your content is readable by everyone. The contrast ratio against white is 3.44:1, which is rated Large Text Only. Against black, the ratio is 6.10:1, rated AA (Standard).
Pro Tip: For optimal user experience, always ensure your primary text color has at least a 4.5:1 contrast ratio against the background color.