What color is #FF3800?

#FF3800 is a vivid red known as Coquelicot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coquelicot?

The RGB value is 255, 56, 0: 255 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coquelicot?

The complementary color is #00C7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF3800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coquelicot color: hex code #FF3800

#FF3800 rgb(255, 56, 0)

Shades of orange

Coquelicot has the hex code #FF3800. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 22% green and 0% blue (255, 56, 0).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

Coquelicot (#FF3800) color codes

HEX	`#FF3800`
RGB	`rgb(255, 56, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 22%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, 71.69, 68.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 99.04, 43.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.66, 24.095, 2.405)`
Decimal	`16726016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coquelicot, 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 #FF3800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF3800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	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 #FF3800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff3800; }
.text { color: #ff3800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff3800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 56 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff3800, #ffb800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF3800 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF3800?: #FF3800 is a vivid red known as Coquelicot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coquelicot?: The RGB value is 255, 56, 0: 255 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coquelicot?: The complementary color is #00C7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF3800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.