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#F44201 Color

#F44201 is rgb(244, 66, 1) in RGB, hsl(16, 99%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Xiaomi Orange (#FD4900), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F44201
HEX#F44201
RGBrgb(244, 66, 1)
HSLhsl(16, 99%, 48%)
HSVhsv(16, 100%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.221 35.4)
LABlab(56.12% 66.78 68.36)
LCHlch(56.12% 95.57 45.67)

What #F44201 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #F44201, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#F44201 Channel Values

How #F44201 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 244 · G 66 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 99% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 100% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 100% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.73:1 vs white · 5.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F44201 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F44201 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F44201

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F44201; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #F44201

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #F44201.

How #F44201 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#F44201
Protanopia#7B7B00
Protanomaly#B86900
Deuteranopia#9D9D00
Deuteranomaly#C68200
Tritanopia#F53E3E
Tritanomaly#F43F2F
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F44201 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-f44201: #F44201;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F44201;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f44201': '#F44201' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.259, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_f44201">#F44201</color>
SVG fillfill="#F44201"

More Orange Colors

#F44201 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F44201 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F44201?

#F44201 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(244, 66, 1) in RGB and hsl(16, 99%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Xiaomi Orange (#FD4900), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.43.

What is the RGB value of #F44201?

#F44201 is rgb(244, 66, 1) — red 244, green 66, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F44201?

#F44201 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F44201 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F44201 scores 3.73:1 against white and 5.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F44201 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F44201 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 4.23, which is very hard to tell apart.

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