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#FE300B Color

#FE300B is rgb(254, 48, 11) in RGB, hsl(9, 99%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 96%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Websafe Scarlet (#FF3300), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE300B
HEX#FE300B
RGBrgb(254, 48, 11)
HSLhsl(9, 99%, 52%)
HSVhsv(9, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 96%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(64.3% 0.241 31.7)
LABlab(56.28% 74.57 67.66)
LCHlch(56.28% 100.69 42.22)

What #FE300B 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 #FE300B, 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.

#FE300B Channel Values

How #FE300B 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 254 · G 48 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 9° · S 99% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 9° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 96% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.72:1 vs white · 5.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE300B 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 text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #FE300B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE300B; 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 #FE300B

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 #FE300B.

How #FE300B 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#FE300B
Protanopia#7A7A00
Protanomaly#BE6402
Deuteranopia#9F9F00
Deuteranomaly#CC8100
Tritanopia#FE2D2D
Tritanomaly#FE2E23
Achromatopsia#848484

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE300B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe300b: #FE300B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE300B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe300b': '#FE300B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.188, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_fe300b">#FE300B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE300B"

More Red Colors

#FE300B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE300B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE300B?

#FE300B is a mid-tone red — rgb(254, 48, 11) in RGB and hsl(9, 99%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Websafe Scarlet (#FF3300), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.79.

What is the RGB value of #FE300B?

#FE300B is rgb(254, 48, 11) — red 254, green 48, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE300B?

#FE300B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 96%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE300B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE300B scores 3.72:1 against white and 5.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE300B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE300B 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 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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