What color is #F88517?

#F88517 is a vivid orange known as Glorious Sunset. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Glorious Sunset?

The RGB value is 248, 133, 23: 248 red, 133 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Glorious Sunset?

The complementary color is #178AF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F88517?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Glorious Sunset color: hex code #F88517

#F88517 rgb(248, 133, 23)

Shades of orange

Glorious Sunset has the hex code #F88517. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 52.2% green and 9% blue (248, 133, 23).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 94% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 91% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

Glorious Sunset (#F88517) color codes

HEX	`#F88517`
RGB	`rgb(248, 133, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 52.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 94%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 91%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 91%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.13, 37.81, 69.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.13, 79.32, 61.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.258, 36.799, 5.425)`
Decimal	`16286999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Glorious Sunset, 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 #F88517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F88517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #F88517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f88517; }
.text { color: #f88517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f88517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 133 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f88517, #f8f517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F88517 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F88517?: #F88517 is a vivid orange known as Glorious Sunset. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Glorious Sunset?: The RGB value is 248, 133, 23: 248 red, 133 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Glorious Sunset?: The complementary color is #178AF8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F88517?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.