What color is #FF7A00?

#FF7A00 is a vivid orange known as Heat Wave. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heat Wave?

The RGB value is 255, 122, 0: 255 red, 122 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heat Wave?

The complementary color is #0085FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7A00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heat Wave color: hex code #FF7A00

#FF7A00 rgb(255, 122, 0)

Shades of orange

Heat Wave has the hex code #FF7A00. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 47.8% green and 0% blue (255, 122, 0).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

Heat Wave (#FF7A00) color codes

HEX	`#FF7A00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 122, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 47.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, 45.75, 73.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 86.44, 58.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.205, 35.185, 4.253)`
Decimal	`16742912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heat Wave, 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 #FF7A00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7A00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #FF7A00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7a00; }
.text { color: #ff7a00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7a00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 122 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7a00, #fff900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF7A00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF7A00?: #FF7A00 is a vivid orange known as Heat Wave. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heat Wave?: The RGB value is 255, 122, 0: 255 red, 122 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heat Wave?: The complementary color is #0085FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7A00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.