Color swatch image showing #F4460C with RGB(244,70,12) values

#F4460C Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #F4460C including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#F4460C Color Information

#F4460C RGB value is (244, 70, 12). The hex color red value is 244, green is 70, and blue is 12. Its HSL format shows a hue of 15°, saturation of 91 percent, and lightness of 50 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 71 percent, 95 percent, 4 percent.

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#F4460C Color Meaning

Color #F4460C signifies unadulterated energy, raw creativity, and absolute attention. #F4460C vibrant, red-leaning orange is intense and undiluted, evoking industrial safety cones, blazing embers, and citrus at its most potent. Psychologically, color #F4460C is highly stimulating and urgent, commanding immediate focus, promoting dynamic action, and radiating confident, uncomplicated warmth. #F4460C lacks the softness of peach or the earthiness of terracotta, presenting orange in its most fundamental, powerful form. #F4460C color is a visual exclamation point. Symbolically, color #F4460C represents unmitigated vitality, a warning that is also an invitation to engage, and creativity in its primal, generative state. #F4460C is the color of the artist's first bold stroke or the engineer's critical alert. Culturally, #F4460C is used where visibility and unambiguous signal are paramount, from construction sites to high-energy sports branding. Color #F4460C embodies the essence of the color itself: energetic, extroverted, and impossible to ignore.

Color Conversion

Convert #F4460C 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
#F4460C
RGB
rgb(244, 70, 12)
HSL
hsl(15°, 91%, 50%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 71%, 95%, 4%)
HSV
hsv(15°, 95%, 96%)
XYZ
39.5647 23.6400 2.8255
Yxy
23.6400 0.5992 0.3580
Hunter Lab
48.6210 7.7278 3.2839
CIE-Lab
55.7255 64.1688 64.4528

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red244 / 255 (96%)
96%
Green70 / 255 (27%)
27%
Blue12 / 255 (5%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta71 / 100 (71%)
71%
Yellow95 / 100 (95%)
95%
Key (Black)4 / 100 (4%)

Color Variations

#F4460C 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

#F4460C 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 #F4460C 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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#F4460C

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 #F4460C 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

#F4460C

protanopia

#a9a71a

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #F4460C;

Text Color

color: #F4460C;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #F4460C;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F4460C40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #F4460C;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F4460C 0%, #902907 100%);

#F4460C Color FAQs

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