Color swatch image showing #F44618 with RGB(244,70,24) values

#F44618 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #F44618 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#F44618 Color Information

#F44618 RGB value is (244, 70, 24). The hex color red value is 244, green is 70, and blue is 24. Its HSL format shows a hue of 13°, saturation of 91 percent, and lightness of 53 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 71 percent, 90 percent, 4 percent.

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#F44618 Color Meaning

Color #F44618 signifies unadulterated energy, raw creativity, and absolute attention. #F44618 vibrant, red-leaning orange is intense and undiluted, evoking industrial safety cones, blazing embers, and citrus at its most potent. Psychologically, color #F44618 is highly stimulating and urgent, commanding immediate focus, promoting dynamic action, and radiating confident, uncomplicated warmth. #F44618 lacks the softness of peach or the earthiness of terracotta, presenting orange in its most fundamental, powerful form. #F44618 color is a visual exclamation point. Symbolically, color #F44618 represents unmitigated vitality, a warning that is also an invitation to engage, and creativity in its primal, generative state. #F44618 is the color of the artist's first bold stroke or the engineer's critical alert. Culturally, #F44618 is used where visibility and unambiguous signal are paramount, from construction sites to high-energy sports branding. Color #F44618 embodies the essence of the color itself: energetic, extroverted, and impossible to ignore.

Color Conversion

Convert #F44618 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
#F44618
RGB
rgb(244, 70, 24)
HSL
hsl(13°, 91%, 53%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 71%, 90%, 4%)
HSV
hsv(13°, 90%, 96%)
XYZ
39.6633 23.6794 3.3442
Yxy
23.6794 0.5948 0.3551
Hunter Lab
48.6615 7.7619 3.2184
CIE-Lab
55.7653 64.3067 61.0995

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red244 / 255 (96%)
96%
Green70 / 255 (27%)
27%
Blue24 / 255 (9%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta71 / 100 (71%)
71%
Yellow90 / 100 (90%)
90%
Key (Black)4 / 100 (4%)

Color Variations

#F44618 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

#F44618 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 #F44618 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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#F44618

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.66:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.66:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.66:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #F44618 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

#F44618

protanopia

#a9a723

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #F44618;

Text Color

color: #F44618;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #F44618;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F4461840;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #F44618;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F44618 0%, #982707 100%);

#F44618 Color FAQs

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