What color is #F0531C?

#F0531C is a vivid orange known as Fiery Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fiery Glow?

The RGB value is 240, 83, 28: 240 red, 83 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fiery Glow?

The complementary color is #1CB9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0531C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fiery Glow color: hex code #F0531C

#F0531C rgb(240, 83, 28)

Shades of orange

Fiery Glow has the hex code #F0531C. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 32.5% green and 11% blue (240, 83, 28).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 88% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 88% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

Fiery Glow (#F0531C) color codes

HEX	`#F0531C`
RGB	`rgb(240, 83, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 32.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 88%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 88%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 88%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 58.17, 60.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 83.7, 45.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.243, 24.802, 3.819)`
Decimal	`15749916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fiery Glow, 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 #F0531C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F0531C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #F0531C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0531c; }
.text { color: #f0531c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0531c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 83 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0531c, #f0bd1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orange Red.

See #F0531C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F0531C?: #F0531C is a vivid orange known as Fiery Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fiery Glow?: The RGB value is 240, 83, 28: 240 red, 83 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fiery Glow?: The complementary color is #1CB9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0531C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.