What color is #FF9966?

#FF9966 is a light, vivid orange known as Atomic Tangerine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Atomic Tangerine?

The RGB value is 255, 153, 102: 255 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Atomic Tangerine?

The complementary color is #66CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Atomic Tangerine color: hex code #FF9966

#FF9966 rgb(255, 153, 102)

Shades of orange

Atomic Tangerine has the hex code #FF9966. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 40% blue (255, 153, 102).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

Atomic Tangerine (#FF9966) color codes

HEX	`#FF9966`
RGB	`rgb(255, 153, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.9, 33.57, 42.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.9, 54.38, 51.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.034, 45.007, 18.357)`
Decimal	`16750950`
Short hex	`#F96`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Atomic Tangerine, 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 #FF9966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #FF9966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9966; }
.text { color: #ff9966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 153 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9966, #ffe566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF9966 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF9966?: #FF9966 is a light, vivid orange known as Atomic Tangerine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Atomic Tangerine?: The RGB value is 255, 153, 102: 255 red, 153 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Atomic Tangerine?: The complementary color is #66CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.