Color swatch image showing #F4460A with RGB(244,70,10) values

#F4460A Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #F4460A including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#F4460A Color Information

#F4460A RGB value is (244, 70, 10). The hex color red value is 244, green is 70, and blue is 10. Its HSL format shows a hue of 15°, saturation of 92 percent, and lightness of 50 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 71 percent, 96 percent, 4 percent.

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#F4460A Color Meaning

Color #F4460A signifies unadulterated energy, raw creativity, and absolute attention. #F4460A vibrant, red-leaning orange is intense and undiluted, evoking industrial safety cones, blazing embers, and citrus at its most potent. Psychologically, color #F4460A is highly stimulating and urgent, commanding immediate focus, promoting dynamic action, and radiating confident, uncomplicated warmth. #F4460A lacks the softness of peach or the earthiness of terracotta, presenting orange in its most fundamental, powerful form. #F4460A color is a visual exclamation point. Symbolically, color #F4460A represents unmitigated vitality, a warning that is also an invitation to engage, and creativity in its primal, generative state. #F4460A is the color of the artist's first bold stroke or the engineer's critical alert. Culturally, #F4460A is used where visibility and unambiguous signal are paramount, from construction sites to high-energy sports branding. Color #F4460A embodies the essence of the color itself: energetic, extroverted, and impossible to ignore.

Color Conversion

Convert #F4460A across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#F4460A
RGB
rgb(244, 70, 10)
HSL
hsl(15°, 92%, 50%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 71%, 96%, 4%)
HSV
hsv(15°, 96%, 96%)
XYZ
39.5532 23.6353 2.7646
Yxy
23.6353 0.5997 0.3584
Hunter Lab
48.6161 7.7238 3.2916
CIE-Lab
55.7208 64.1525 64.8736

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red244 / 255 (96%)
96%
Green70 / 255 (27%)
27%
Blue10 / 255 (4%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta71 / 100 (71%)
71%
Yellow96 / 100 (96%)
96%
Key (Black)4 / 100 (4%)

Color Variations

#F4460A harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#F4460A harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #F4460A for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#F4460A

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.67:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.67:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.67:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #F4460A appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#F4460A

protanopia

#a9a719

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #F4460A;

Text Color

color: #F4460A;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #F4460A;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F4460A40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #F4460A;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F4460A 0%, #912906 100%);

#F4460A Color FAQs

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