What color is #FD6F3B?

#FD6F3B is a vivid orange known as Carrot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Carrot?

The RGB value is 253, 111, 59: 253 red, 111 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Carrot?

The complementary color is #3BC9FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FD6F3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Carrot color: hex code #FD6F3B

#FD6F3B rgb(253, 111, 59)

Shades of orange

Carrot has the hex code #FD6F3B. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 43.5% green and 23.1% blue (253, 111, 59).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 98% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 77% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

Carrot (#FD6F3B) color codes

HEX	`#FD6F3B`
RGB	`rgb(253, 111, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 43.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 98%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 77%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 77%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.81, 51.32, 54.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.81, 74.51, 46.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.987, 32.574, 7.95)`
Decimal	`16609083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Carrot, 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 #FD6F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FD6F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #FD6F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fd6f3b; }
.text { color: #fd6f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fd6f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 111 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fd6f3b, #fdd03b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FD6F3B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FD6F3B?: #FD6F3B is a vivid orange known as Carrot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Carrot?: The RGB value is 253, 111, 59: 253 red, 111 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Carrot?: The complementary color is #3BC9FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FD6F3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.