#FA5532
Closest named color: Orange Pant (#FB5607). oklch(67% 0.207 33.6), rgb(250, 85, 50).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.41:1).
About this color
#FA5532 is a medium-light, vivid red. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.207 and its hue 34°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Orange Pant (#FB5607), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.41:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | medium-light (67%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.207) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Orange Pant (#FB5607) |
| Black text | 6.41:1 |
| White text | 3.27:1 |
Values
| HEX | #FA5532 |
| RGB | rgb(250, 85, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 95%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67% 0.207 33.6) |
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 #FA5532 | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #FA5532 | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc 45.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #FA5532 text on white | 3.27:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.9 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #FA5532 text on black | 6.41:1 | AA | Lc -42.8 | 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 400.
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Step 50
50
#FFF2EF
oklch(97.1% 0.015 33.1)
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Step 100
100
#FFE3DC
oklch(93.7% 0.032 34.3)
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Step 200
200
#FFCBBF
oklch(88.5% 0.062 33.2)
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Step 300
300
#FFA692
oklch(80.8% 0.11 33.3)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#FA5532
oklch(67% 0.207 33.6)
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Step 500
500
#F43700
oklch(63% 0.229 33.6)
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Step 600
600
#CF2D00
oklch(55.6% 0.202 33.6)
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Step 700
700
#AF2500
oklch(49.1% 0.178 33.7)
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Step 800
800
#911D00
oklch(42.8% 0.155 33.7)
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Step 900
900
#7A1600
oklch(37.7% 0.137 33.5)
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Step 950
950
#4B0A00
oklch(26.9% 0.098 33.7)
#FA5532 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) | #85772C | 0.214 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #AE9C2A | 0.196 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #FF204E | 0.075 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.208 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #FA5532
#FA5532
oklch(67% 0.207 33.6)
- #00A7C1
#00A7C1
oklch(67% 0.118 214)
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 #FA5532, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #FA5532.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Orange Pant #FB5607 ΔE 0.021
- Blood Orange #FE4B03 ΔE 0.021
- Orange Red #FF4500 ΔE 0.025
- Orangered #FE420F ΔE 0.027
- Orangey Red #FA4224 ΔE 0.027
- Bright Orange #FF5B00 ΔE 0.028
- Tomato #FF6347 ΔE 0.029
- Red Orange #FD3C06 ΔE 0.034
Use #FA5532 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.