Orange red

#dd4d20

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for orange red, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Orange red, a strong red sitting at 14 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Orange red color values

Every conversion for #dd4d20, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dd4d20

RGB221, 77, 32

HSL14, 75%, 50%

HSV14, 86%, 87%

CMYK0%, 65%, 86%, 13%

Lab52.71, 54.3, 53.96

XYZ32.73, 20.78, 3.65

Decimal14503200

Web safe#cc6633

Pantone173 C

Shades of orange red

#ca461d #b63f1a #a33918 #8f3215 #7c2b12 #68240f #551e0c #421709 #2e1007 #1b0904

Tints of orange red

#e25d33 #e56d48 #e87e5d #eb8f72 #ee9f87 #f1b09c #f4c1b1 #f7d1c6 #fae2db #fdf3ef

Colors that go with orange red

Complementary#20b0dd Analogous#dd2051 Analogous#ddac20 Triadic#20dd4d Triadic#4d20dd Split complementary#20ddab Split complementary#2052dd

Orange red in print

It is saturated enough that the cmyk build can shift slightly from screen to press, so proof it. The cmyk build is 0, 65, 86, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dd4d20 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 65 86 13

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 64 83 19

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Orange red in css

Copy #dd4d20 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dd4d20; }
.text { color: #dd4d20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dd4d20; }

How orange red looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Orange red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dd4d20 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dd4d20 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Orange red on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dd4d20 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around orange red? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn orange red into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dd4d20 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from orange red, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #dd4d20 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.