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#FE440B Color

#FE440B is rgb(254, 68, 11) in RGB, hsl(14, 99%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 96%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Red (#FF4500), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FE440B
HEX#FE440B
RGBrgb(254, 68, 11)
HSLhsl(14, 99%, 52%)
HSVhsv(14, 96%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 96%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.229 34.7)
LABlab(58.24% 69.23 68.43)
LCHlch(58.24% 97.35 44.67)

What #FE440B 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 #FE440B, 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.

#FE440B Channel Values

How #FE440B 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 68 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 99% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 96% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 96% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.47:1 vs white · 6.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FE440B 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 text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FE440B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FE440B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FE440B; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #FE440B

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 #FE440B.

How #FE440B 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#FE440B
Protanopia#808000
Protanomaly#C06D03
Deuteranopia#A3A300
Deuteranomaly#CE8700
Tritanopia#FF4040
Tritanomaly#FE4232
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FE440B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-fe440b: #FE440B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FE440B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-fe440b': '#FE440B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.996, green: 0.267, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_fe440b">#FE440B</color>
SVG fillfill="#FE440B"

More Red Colors

#FE440B sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#FE440B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FE440B?

#FE440B is a mid-tone red — rgb(254, 68, 11) in RGB and hsl(14, 99%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Red (#FF4500), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.48.

What is the RGB value of #FE440B?

#FE440B is rgb(254, 68, 11) — red 254, green 68, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FE440B?

#FE440B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 96%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FE440B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FE440B scores 3.47:1 against white and 6.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FE440B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FE440B 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 2.48, which is very hard to tell apart.

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