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#F55124 Color

#F55124 is rgb(245, 81, 36) in RGB, hsl(13, 91%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 85%, 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 1.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#F55124
HEX#F55124
RGBrgb(245, 81, 36)
HSLhsl(13, 91%, 55%)
HSVhsv(13, 85%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 85%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.208 35.4)
LABlab(58.34% 62.26 59.57)
LCHlch(58.34% 86.17 43.73)

What #F55124 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 #F55124, 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.

#F55124 Channel Values

How #F55124 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 245 · G 81 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 13° · S 91% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 13° · S 85% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 85% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.45:1 vs white · 6.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #F55124 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 text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #F55124

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #F55124; 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 #F55124

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.

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How #F55124 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#F55124
Protanopia#82821F
Protanomaly#BB7221
Deuteranopia#A1A100
Deuteranomaly#C8880C
Tritanopia#F64D4D
Tritanomaly#F64F40
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #F55124 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-f55124: #F55124;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #F55124;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-f55124': '#F55124' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.961, green: 0.318, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_f55124">#F55124</color>
SVG fillfill="#F55124"

More Red Colors

#F55124 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#F55124 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #F55124?

#F55124 is a mid-tone red — rgb(245, 81, 36) in RGB and hsl(13, 91%, 55%) 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 1.56.

What is the RGB value of #F55124?

#F55124 is rgb(245, 81, 36) — red 245, green 81, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #F55124?

#F55124 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 85%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #F55124 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #F55124 scores 3.45:1 against white and 6.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #F55124 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #F55124 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 12.91, which is visibly different.

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