What color is #F77511?

#F77511 is a vivid orange known as Liquid Lava. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Liquid Lava?

The RGB value is 247, 117, 17: 247 red, 117 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Liquid Lava?

The complementary color is #1193F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F77511?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Liquid Lava color: hex code #F77511

#F77511 rgb(247, 117, 17)

Shades of orange

Liquid Lava has the hex code #F77511. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 45.9% green and 6.7% blue (247, 117, 17).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 93% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 93% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

Liquid Lava (#F77511) color codes

HEX	`#F77511`
RGB	`rgb(247, 117, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 45.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 93%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 93%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 93%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.79, 45.27, 68.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.79, 82.25, 56.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.825, 32.543, 4.451)`
Decimal	`16217361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Liquid Lava, 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 #F77511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F77511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #F77511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f77511; }
.text { color: #f77511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f77511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 117 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f77511, #f7e811); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F77511 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F77511?: #F77511 is a vivid orange known as Liquid Lava. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Liquid Lava?: The RGB value is 247, 117, 17: 247 red, 117 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Liquid Lava?: The complementary color is #1193F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F77511?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.