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#FF4401 Inferno Orange

#FF4401 is a medium, vivid red named Inferno Orange. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 26.7% green and 0.4% blue (rgb(255, 68, 1)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 100% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. #FF4401 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.08:1.

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Variations of #FF4401

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#FF4401 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF4401 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF4401 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 57% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AD9900
  • Protanopia 52% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7F6F00
  • Protanomaly 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AF6C00
  • Deuteranopia 57% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AD9900
  • Deuteranomaly 71% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C98300
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF003C
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF2B27
  • Achromatopsia 54% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8A8A8A
  • Achromatomaly 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B17D79

#FF4401 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.45:1 Poor#FF4401 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.08:1 Good#FF4401 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF4401 in CSS

/* Inferno Orange */
.color { color: #FF4401; }
.background { background-color: #FF4401; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF4401; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 68 1);
color: hsl(16 100% 50%);
color: oklch(0.659 0.230 35.2);

#FF4401 FAQ

What color is #FF4401?

#FF4401 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Inferno Orange. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF4401?

#FF4401 is rgb(255, 68, 1) in RGB, hsl(16, 100%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 73%, 100%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF4401?

The complementary color of #FF4401 is #01BCFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF4401?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF4401: 6.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF4401 a warm or cool color?

#FF4401 is a warm color.