Information about #FF4C38 color

#FF4C38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FF4C38 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 76, 56) — 100% red, 29.8% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 70 / 78 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FF4C38 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Big Bang (#FF503C). Slightly further away sit Ogre Odor (#FD5240) and Portland Orange (#FF5A36).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 76, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FF4C38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FF4C38 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#FF4C38 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #FF4C38

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Big Bang color link
Big Bang

#FF503C

Ogre Odor color link
Ogre Odor

#FD5240

Coral Red color link
Coral Red

#FF4040

Tart Orange color link
Tart Orange

#FB4D46

Orange Soda color link
Orange Soda

#FA5B3D

Red Orange color link
Red Orange

#FF5349

France Red color link
France Red

#EF4135

Rapture color link
Rapture

#F6484C

Carmine Pink color link
Carmine Pink

#EB4C42

Orangey Red color link
Orangey Red

#FA4224

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF4C38
  • RGB255, 76, 56
  • CMYK0, 70, 78, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 76, 56)
  • HSL6°, 100%, 61%
  • HSL Precise6.03°, 100%, 60.98%
  • HSV6°, 78%, 100%
  • HSB6°, 78%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.298, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.298, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.298, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFF4C38
  • DECIMAL ID16731192
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01