What color is #FF6F01?

#FF6F01 is a vivid orange known as Flush Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flush Orange?

The RGB value is 255, 111, 1: 255 red, 111 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flush Orange?

The complementary color is #0191FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6F01?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flush Orange color: hex code #FF6F01

#FF6F01 rgb(255, 111, 1)

Shades of orange

Flush Orange has the hex code #FF6F01. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 43.5% green and 0.4% blue (255, 111, 1).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

Flush Orange (#FF6F01) color codes

HEX	`#FF6F01`
RGB	`rgb(255, 111, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 43.5%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, 50.95, 72.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 88.22, 54.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.935, 32.638, 3.857)`
Decimal	`16740097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flush Orange, 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 #FF6F01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6F01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #FF6F01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6f01; }
.text { color: #ff6f01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6f01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 111 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6f01, #ffee01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF6F01 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF6F01?: #FF6F01 is a vivid orange known as Flush Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flush Orange?: The RGB value is 255, 111, 1: 255 red, 111 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flush Orange?: The complementary color is #0191FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6F01?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.