Palettes / Colors / #FF751A

#FF751A — Vivid Orange

#FF751A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color DarkOrange (#FF8C00). It belongs to the orange family.

#FF751A 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 #1AA3FF; it also sits naturally between #FF1A30 and #FFE81A. 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 100% · Green 46% · Blue 10%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 90% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #FF751A

.text { color: #FF751A; }
.background { background-color: #FF751A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF751A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 117, 26); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 100%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF751A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 117, 26, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF751A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 117, 26, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF751A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF751A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF751A

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Tones of #FF751A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1AA3FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF751A: #000000.

How #FF751A 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 #FF751A 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

← #FF7519  ·  #FF751B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF751A?

#FF751A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 255, 117, 26). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF751A?

#FF751A is RGB 255, 117, 26 — HSL 24°, 100%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 90%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF751A?

Its complement is #1AA3FF; analogous partners are #FF1A30 and #FFE81A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF751A for text?

Black text on #FF751A has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.