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#F45434 Color

#F45434 is rgb(244, 84, 52) in RGB, hsl(10, 90%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Portland Orange (#FF5A36), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F45434
HEX#F45434
RGBrgb(244, 84, 52)
HSLhsl(10, 90%, 58%)
HSVhsv(10, 79%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(66% 0.201 33.2)
LABlab(58.69% 61.11 52.52)
LCHlch(58.69% 80.58 40.68)

What #F45434 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 #F45434, 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.

#F45434 Channel Values

How #F45434 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 84 · B 528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 90% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 79% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 79% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.41:1 vs white · 6.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F45434 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 text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F45434

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F45434; 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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Tints & Shades of #F45434

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 #F45434.

How #F45434 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#F45434
Protanopia#838331
Protanomaly#BB7332
Deuteranopia#A1A11C
Deuteranomaly#C88927
Tritanopia#F55151
Tritanomaly#F45247
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F45434 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f45434: #F45434;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F45434;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f45434': '#F45434' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.957, green: 0.329, blue: 0.204)
Android XML<color name="color_f45434">#F45434</color>
SVG fillfill="#F45434"

More Red Colors

#F45434 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F45434 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F45434?

#F45434 is a mid-tone red — rgb(244, 84, 52) in RGB and hsl(10, 90%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Portland Orange (#FF5A36), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #F45434?

#F45434 is rgb(244, 84, 52) — red 244, green 84, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F45434?

#F45434 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 79%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F45434 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F45434 scores 3.41:1 against white and 6.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F45434 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F45434 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 6.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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