#F4561B
Closest named color: Orange Pant (#FB5607). oklch(66% 0.204 38), rgb(244, 86, 27).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.19:1).
About this color
#F4561B is a medium-light, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.204 and its hue 38°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Orange Pant (#FB5607), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.19:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.204) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Orange Pant (#FB5607) |
| Black text | 6.19:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #F4561B |
| RGB | rgb(244, 86, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 91%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.204 38) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #F4561B | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #F4561B | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc 43.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #F4561B text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #F4561B text on black | 6.19:1 | AA | Lc -41.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FEF3EF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 41.2)
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Step 100
100
#FCE4DC
oklch(93.6% 0.029 39.3)
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Step 200
200
#FBCDBF
oklch(88.4% 0.056 37.6)
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Step 300
300
#F9AA92
oklch(80.9% 0.1 37.6)
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Step 400
400
#F27852
oklch(70.7% 0.159 37.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#F4561B
oklch(66% 0.204 38)
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Step 600
600
#C63D00
oklch(55.5% 0.182 37.9)
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Step 700
700
#A83300
oklch(49.2% 0.161 38.1)
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Step 800
800
#8A2800
oklch(42.6% 0.139 38)
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Step 900
900
#742000
oklch(37.6% 0.123 37.9)
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Step 950
950
#471202
oklch(27% 0.085 37.7)
#F4561B with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #85750C | 0.205 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AC990D | 0.187 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FF244C | 0.083 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.205 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #F4561B
#F4561B
oklch(66% 0.204 38)
- #00A3C2
#00A3C2
oklch(66% 0.118 217.8)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #F4561B, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Orange Pant #FB5607 ΔE 0.014
- Blood Orange #FE4B03 ΔE 0.021
- Bright Orange #FF5B00 ΔE 0.026
- Orange Red #FF4500 ΔE 0.027
- Orangered #FE420F ΔE 0.030
- Orangey Red #FA4224 ΔE 0.032
- Red Orange #FD3C06 ΔE 0.036
- Tomato #FF6347 ΔE 0.042
Use #F4561B in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.