Red Orange is a light bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Red Orange is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Red Orange is #FF3F34.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Red Orange has 100%% Red, 25% Green, and 20% Blue.
Red Orange has 3° Hue, 80% Saturation, and 100% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Red Orange has 3° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 60% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Red Orange has 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 80% yellow, and 0% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#FF3F34 |
|
RGB |
(255, 63, 52) |
(100%, 25%, 20%) |
HSV |
(3°, 80, 100) |
(1%, 80%, 100%) |
HSL |
(3°, 100, 60) |
(1%, 100%, 60%) |
CMYK |
(0, 75, 80, 0) |
(0%, 75%, 80%, 0%) |
The natural luminance of Red Orange is 25%, which is low.
Red Orange has a higher contrast with black than white.
Red Orange and black have a 6.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Red Orange and white have a 3.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
25% |
AA (6.0) |
insufficient (3.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Red Orange paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 2% Yellow, 77% Red, 20% White, as shown below.
Yellow
2%
Red
77%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
0%
White
20%
To mix Red Orange paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 39% Magenta, 41% Yellow, 20% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
39%
Yellow
41%
Black
0%
White
20%
Colors similar to Red Orange are: Coral Red, Orangey Red, Portland Orange, Carmine Pink, and Reddish Orange. Coral Red is more red and paler than Red Orange. Orangey Red is more orange and brighter than Red Orange. Portland Orange is more orange and lighter than Red Orange. Carmine Pink is paler than Red Orange. Reddish Orange is more orange and brighter than Red Orange.