What color is #F88605?

#F88605 is a vivid orange known as Atomic Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Atomic Orange?

The RGB value is 248, 134, 5: 248 red, 134 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Atomic Orange?

The complementary color is #0577F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F88605?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Atomic Orange color: hex code #F88605

#F88605 rgb(248, 134, 5)

Shades of orange

Atomic Orange has the hex code #F88605. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 52.5% green and 2% blue (248, 134, 5).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 96% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 98% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

Atomic Orange (#F88605) color codes

HEX	`#F88605`
RGB	`rgb(248, 134, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 52.5%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 96%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 98%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 98%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.29, 37.11, 72.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.29, 81.85, 63.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.269, 37.023, 4.801)`
Decimal	`16287237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Atomic Orange, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F88605	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F88605 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F88605 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f88605; }
.text { color: #f88605; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f88605; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 134 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f88605, #f1f805); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F88605 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F88605?: #F88605 is a vivid orange known as Atomic Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Atomic Orange?: The RGB value is 248, 134, 5: 248 red, 134 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Atomic Orange?: The complementary color is #0577F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F88605?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.