What color is #F6A374?

#F6A374 is a light, vivid orange known as Flaming Cauldron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flaming Cauldron?

The RGB value is 246, 163, 116: 246 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flaming Cauldron?

The complementary color is #74C7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F6A374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flaming Cauldron color: hex code #F6A374

#F6A374 rgb(246, 163, 116)

Shades of orange

Flaming Cauldron has the hex code #F6A374. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.5% red, 63.9% green and 45.5% blue (246, 163, 116).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 88% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 53% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

Flaming Cauldron (#F6A374) color codes

HEX	`#F6A374`
RGB	`rgb(246, 163, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.5%, 63.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 88%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 53%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 53%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.22, 25.88, 36.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.22, 45.06, 54.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.259, 47.053, 22.744)`
Decimal	`16163700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flaming Cauldron, 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 #F6A374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F6A374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #F6A374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f6a374; }
.text { color: #f6a374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f6a374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(246 163 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f6a374, #f6e474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F6A374 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F6A374?: #F6A374 is a light, vivid orange known as Flaming Cauldron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flaming Cauldron?: The RGB value is 246, 163, 116: 246 red, 163 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flaming Cauldron?: The complementary color is #74C7F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F6A374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.