What color is #FF9977?

#FF9977 is a light, vivid red known as Flash in the Pan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flash in the Pan?

The RGB value is 255, 153, 119: 255 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flash in the Pan?

The complementary color is #77DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flash in the Pan color: hex code #FF9977

#FF9977 rgb(255, 153, 119)

Shades of orange

Flash in the Pan has the hex code #FF9977. It is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 46.7% blue (255, 153, 119).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

Flash in the Pan (#FF9977) color codes

HEX	`#FF9977`
RGB	`rgb(255, 153, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 53%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 53%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, 34.85, 34.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 48.78, 44.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.965, 45.38, 23.261)`
Decimal	`16750967`
Short hex	`#F97`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flash in the Pan, 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 #FF9977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #FF9977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9977; }
.text { color: #ff9977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 153 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9977, #ffdd77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF9977 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF9977?: #FF9977 is a light, vivid red known as Flash in the Pan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flash in the Pan?: The RGB value is 255, 153, 119: 255 red, 153 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flash in the Pan?: The complementary color is #77DDFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.