Palettes / Colors / #EC3604

#EC3604 — Vivid Orange

#EC3604 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orangered (#FF4500) — not an exact match. CSS orangered gives you #FF4500, a different color; use #EC3604 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EC3604 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #04BAEC; it also sits naturally between #EC0445 and #ECAA04. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 21% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 98% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EC3604

.text { color: #EC3604; }
.background { background-color: #EC3604; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EC3604; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 54, 4); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 97%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EC3604; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 54, 4, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EC3604; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 54, 4, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EC3604">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EC3604">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EC3604

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Tones of #EC3604

Color harmonies

Complementary — #04BAEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EC3604: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EC3604

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EC3604 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EC3604 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EC3603  ·  #EC3605 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EC3604?

#EC3604 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 236, 54, 4). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EC3604?

#EC3604 is RGB 236, 54, 4 — HSL 13°, 97%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 98%, 7%.

What colors go with #EC3604?

Its complement is #04BAEC; analogous partners are #EC0445 and #ECAA04. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EC3604 for text?

Black text on #EC3604 has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.