What color is #FF9933?

#FF9933 is a vivid orange known as Indian Saffron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Indian Saffron?

The RGB value is 255, 153, 51: 255 red, 153 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Indian Saffron?

The complementary color is #3399FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9933?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Indian Saffron color: hex code #FF9933

#FF9933 rgb(255, 153, 51)

Shades of orange

Indian Saffron has the hex code #FF9933. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 20% blue (255, 153, 51).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

Indian Saffron (#FF9933) color codes

HEX	`#FF9933`
RGB	`rgb(255, 153, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 80%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, 31.03, 65.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 72.68, 64.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.233, 44.287, 8.876)`
Decimal	`16750899`
Short hex	`#F93`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Indian Saffron, 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 #FF9933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #FF9933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9933; }
.text { color: #ff9933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 153 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9933, #ffff33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF9933 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF9933?: #FF9933 is a vivid orange known as Indian Saffron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Indian Saffron?: The RGB value is 255, 153, 51: 255 red, 153 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Indian Saffron?: The complementary color is #3399FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9933?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.