What color is #F7B572?

#F7B572 is a light, vivid orange known as Jambalaya. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jambalaya?

The RGB value is 247, 181, 114: 247 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jambalaya?

The complementary color is #72B4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7B572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jambalaya color: hex code #F7B572

#F7B572 rgb(247, 181, 114)

Shades of orange

Jambalaya has the hex code #F7B572. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 71% green and 44.7% blue (247, 181, 114).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 89% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 54% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

Jambalaya (#F7B572) color codes

HEX	`#F7B572`
RGB	`rgb(247, 181, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 71%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 89%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 54%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 54%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, 16.64, 43.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 46.37, 68.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.922, 54.041, 23.297)`
Decimal	`16233842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jambalaya, 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 #F7B572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7B572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #F7B572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7b572; }
.text { color: #f7b572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7b572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 181 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7b572, #f6f772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

See #F7B572 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7B572?: #F7B572 is a light, vivid orange known as Jambalaya. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jambalaya?: The RGB value is 247, 181, 114: 247 red, 181 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jambalaya?: The complementary color is #72B4F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7B572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.