Information about Electric Orange color

#FF3503 - Electric Orange color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #FF3503, known as "Electric Orange", is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(255, 53, 3) (100% red, 20.8% green, 1.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 79 / 99 / 0 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #FF3503 reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Coquelicot (#FF3800). Slightly further away sit Orangish Red (#F43605) and Greenish Umber (#FF3D0D).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 53, 3) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.6:1. The name "Electric Orange" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Electric Orange color variations

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

Electric Orange 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 Electric Orange

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF3503
  • RGB255, 53, 3
  • CMYK0, 79, 99, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 53, 3)
  • HSL12°, 100%, 51%
  • HSL Precise11.905°, 100%, 50.588%
  • HSV12°, 99%, 100%
  • HSB12°, 99%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.208, 0.012)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.208, 0.012, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.208, 0.012)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFF3503
  • DECIMAL ID16725251
  • Name Length15
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