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#F44D1F Color

#F44D1F is rgb(244, 77, 31) in RGB, hsl(13, 91%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 68%, 87%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F44D1F
HEX#F44D1F
RGBrgb(244, 77, 31)
HSLhsl(13, 91%, 54%)
HSVhsv(13, 87%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 87%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.211 35.2)
LABlab(57.59% 63.32 60.93)
LCHlch(57.59% 87.87 43.90)

What #F44D1F 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 #F44D1F, 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.

#F44D1F Channel Values

How #F44D1F 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 77 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 91% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 87% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 68% · Y 87% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.54:1 vs white · 5.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F44D1F 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 text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F44D1F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F44D1F; 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 #F44D1F

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 #F44D1F.

How #F44D1F 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#F44D1F
Protanopia#808019
Protanomaly#BA6F1C
Deuteranopia#9F9F00
Deuteranomaly#C78600
Tritanopia#F54949
Tritanomaly#F54B3C
Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F44D1F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f44d1f: #F44D1F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F44D1F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f44d1f': '#F44D1F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.302, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_f44d1f">#F44D1F</color>
SVG fillfill="#F44D1F"

More Red Colors

#F44D1F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F44D1F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F44D1F?

#F44D1F is a mid-tone red — rgb(244, 77, 31) in RGB and hsl(13, 91%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.92.

What is the RGB value of #F44D1F?

#F44D1F is rgb(244, 77, 31) — red 244, green 77, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F44D1F?

#F44D1F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 68%, 87%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F44D1F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F44D1F scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F44D1F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F44D1F 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 11.6, which is visibly different.

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