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#FF7043 Material Deep Orange 400
#FF7043 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Tomato. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 43.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 14°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #FF7043.
Split complementary
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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7.65:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.74:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.65:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #FF7043 as they’d see it.
#FF7043 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #FF7043
What color is #FF7043?
#FF7043 is a light, vivid red, close to the color Tomato. In RGB it’s made of 100% red, 43.9% green, and 26.3% blue. Its hue is 14°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #FF7043 in RGB?
#FF7043 is rgb(255, 112, 67): 255 red, 112 green, and 67 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #FF7043 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 56, 74, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #FF7043?
PANTONE 1585 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #FF7043?
Its complement #12A9D1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.