Palettes / Colors / #F17455

#F17455 — Vivid Orange

#F17455 is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Coral (#FF7F50). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: coral (#FF7F50) — not an exact match. CSS coral gives you #FF7F50, a different color; use #F17455 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.

#F17455 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 #55D2F1; it also sits naturally between #F15584 and #F1C255. 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 95% · Green 45% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 65% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #F17455

.text { color: #F17455; }
.background { background-color: #F17455; }
.border { border: 3px solid #F17455; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(241, 116, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 85%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #F17455; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(241, 116, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #F17455; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(241, 116, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#F17455">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#F17455">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #55D2F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #F17455: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #F17455

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 #F17455 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 #F17455 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #F17455?

#F17455 is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 241, 116, 85). Its closest standard named color is Coral.

What is the RGB and HSL of #F17455?

#F17455 is RGB 241, 116, 85 — HSL 12°, 85%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 65%, 5%.

What colors go with #F17455?

Its complement is #55D2F1; analogous partners are #F15584 and #F1C255. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #F17455 for text?

Black text on #F17455 has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.