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#F44725 Color

#F44725 is rgb(244, 71, 37) in RGB, hsl(10, 90%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 85%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F44725
HEX#F44725
RGBrgb(244, 71, 37)
HSLhsl(10, 90%, 55%)
HSVhsv(10, 85%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 85%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.215 32.9)
LABlab(56.84% 65.47 57.94)
LCHlch(56.84% 87.43 41.51)

What #F44725 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 #F44725, 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 red in the library.

#F44725 Channel Values

How #F44725 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 71 · B 378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 90% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 85% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 85% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F44725 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #F44725 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #F44725

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F44725; 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 #F44725

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 #F44725.

How #F44725 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#F44725
Protanopia#7D7D20
Protanomaly#B96C22
Deuteranopia#9E9E00
Deuteranomaly#C6840E
Tritanopia#F54444
Tritanomaly#F4453A
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F44725 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f44725: #F44725;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F44725;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f44725': '#F44725' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.278, blue: 0.145)
Android XML<color name="color_f44725">#F44725</color>
SVG fillfill="#F44725"

More Red Colors

#F44725 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F44725 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F44725?

#F44725 is a mid-tone red — rgb(244, 71, 37) in RGB and hsl(10, 90%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #F44725?

#F44725 is rgb(244, 71, 37) — red 244, green 71, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F44725?

#F44725 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 85%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F44725 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F44725 scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F44725 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F44725 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 tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 13.28, which is visibly different.

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