Color swatch image showing #F44608 with RGB(244,70,8) values

#F44608 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #F44608 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#F44608 Color Information

#F44608 RGB value is (244, 70, 8). The hex color red value is 244, green is 70, and blue is 8. Its HSL format shows a hue of 16°, saturation of 94 percent, and lightness of 49 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 71 percent, 97 percent, 4 percent.

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#F44608 Color Meaning

Color #F44608 signifies unadulterated energy, raw creativity, and absolute attention. #F44608 vibrant, red-leaning orange is intense and undiluted, evoking industrial safety cones, blazing embers, and citrus at its most potent. Psychologically, color #F44608 is highly stimulating and urgent, commanding immediate focus, promoting dynamic action, and radiating confident, uncomplicated warmth. #F44608 lacks the softness of peach or the earthiness of terracotta, presenting orange in its most fundamental, powerful form. #F44608 color is a visual exclamation point. Symbolically, color #F44608 represents unmitigated vitality, a warning that is also an invitation to engage, and creativity in its primal, generative state. #F44608 is the color of the artist's first bold stroke or the engineer's critical alert. Culturally, #F44608 is used where visibility and unambiguous signal are paramount, from construction sites to high-energy sports branding. Color #F44608 embodies the essence of the color itself: energetic, extroverted, and impossible to ignore.

Color Conversion

Convert #F44608 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
#F44608
RGB
rgb(244, 70, 8)
HSL
hsl(16°, 94%, 49%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 71%, 97%, 4%)
HSV
hsv(16°, 97%, 96%)
XYZ
39.5422 23.6309 2.7069
Yxy
23.6309 0.6002 0.3587
Hunter Lab
48.6116 7.7200 3.2989
CIE-Lab
55.7164 64.1372 65.2778

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red244 / 255 (96%)
96%
Green70 / 255 (27%)
27%
Blue8 / 255 (3%)

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta71 / 100 (71%)
71%
Yellow97 / 100 (97%)
97%
Key (Black)4 / 100 (4%)

Color Variations

#F44608 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

#F44608 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 #F44608 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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#F44608

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 #F44608 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

#F44608

protanopia

#a9a717

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

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #F44608;

Text Color

color: #F44608;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #F44608;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #F4460840;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #F44608;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #F44608 0%, #8f2a04 100%);

#F44608 Color FAQs

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