Orange red

#ff3a12

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

This is Orange red, a vivid red sitting at 10 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. Cool greens and deep navies calm it down, while warm creams let it stay the loudest thing on the page.

Orange red color values

Every conversion for #ff3a12, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#ff3a12
RGB255, 58, 18
HSL10, 100%, 54%
HSV10, 93%, 100%
CMYK0%, 77%, 93%, 0%
Lab56.42, 71.29, 64.39
XYZ42.86, 24.33, 3.01
Decimal16726546
Web safe#ff3300
Pantone172 C
Pantone172 CHex#ff3a12Rgb255 58 18Cmyk0 77 93 0Lab56 71 64Darker#821600Deep#ca2200Lighter#f77b62

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Orange red in print

The saturation is high, which is where rgb and cmyk drift apart, so a printed proof is worth it. The cmyk build is 0, 77, 93, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #ff3a12 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 77 93 0
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 75 90 6
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 #ff3a12 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #ff3a12; }
.text { color: #ff3a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff3a12; }

How orange red looks on light and dark

Orange red and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #ff3a12 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.58:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.87:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #ff3a12 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 #ff3a12 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #ff3a12 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

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

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #ff3a12 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.