What color is #FF7124?

#FF7124 is a vivid orange known as Burning Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burning Orange?

The RGB value is 255, 113, 36: 255 red, 113 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burning Orange?

The complementary color is #24B2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7124?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burning Orange color: hex code #FF7124

#FF7124 rgb(255, 113, 36)

Shades of orange

Burning Orange has the hex code #FF7124. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 44.3% green and 14.1% blue (255, 113, 36).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 86% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

Burning Orange (#FF7124) color codes

HEX	`#FF7124`
RGB	`rgb(255, 113, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 44.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 86%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 86%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, 50.47, 64.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 81.67, 51.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.469, 33.204, 5.578)`
Decimal	`16740644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burning 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 #FF7124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #FF7124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7124; }
.text { color: #ff7124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 113 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7124, #ffde24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF7124 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF7124?: #FF7124 is a vivid orange known as Burning Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burning Orange?: The RGB value is 255, 113, 36: 255 red, 113 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burning Orange?: The complementary color is #24B2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7124?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.