orangered — #FF4500
#FF4500
rgb(255, 69, 0) · hsl(16, 100%, 50%) · CSS keyword orangered
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| orangered on white | 3.44:1 | — | AA |
| orangered on black | 6.1:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, orangered takes black text: 6.1:1 against 3.44:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: orangered;
color: #ff4500;
color: rgb(255 69 0);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to orangered
- tomato — #FF6347
- chocolate — #D2691E
- indianred — #CD5C5C
- crimson — #DC143C
- firebrick — #B22222
- coral — #FF7F50
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for orangered?
The hex code for orangered is #FF4500 — RGB 255, 69, 0.
Can I use orangered for text?
Only for large text. orangered reaches 3.44:1 against white — enough for the 3:1 of headings at 24px or 18.5px bold, short of the 4.5:1 body text needs.
Should text on orangered be black or white?
Black — 6.1:1 against 3.44:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- orchid — #DA70D6
- palegoldenrod — #EEE8AA
- palegreen — #98FB98
- paleturquoise — #AFEEEE
- palevioletred — #DB7093
- papayawhip — #FFEFD5
- peachpuff — #FFDAB9
- peru — #CD853F
- pink — #FFC0CB
- plum — #DDA0DD
- powderblue — #B0E0E6
- purple — #800080
#FF4500 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference