What color is #F37A48?

#F37A48 is a vivid orange known as Mandarin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mandarin?

The RGB value is 243, 122, 72: 243 red, 122 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mandarin?

The complementary color is #48C1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F37A48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mandarin color: hex code #F37A48

#F37A48 rgb(243, 122, 72)

Shades of orange

Mandarin has the hex code #F37A48. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 47.8% green and 28.2% blue (243, 122, 72).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 88% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 70% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

Mandarin (#F37A48) color codes

HEX	`#F37A48`
RGB	`rgb(243, 122, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 47.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 88%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 70%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 70%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, 42.9, 47.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 64.35, 48.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.096, 33.447, 10.211)`
Decimal	`15956552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mandarin, 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 #F37A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F37A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #F37A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f37a48; }
.text { color: #f37a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f37a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 122 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f37a48, #f3cf48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F37A48 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F37A48?: #F37A48 is a vivid orange known as Mandarin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mandarin?: The RGB value is 243, 122, 72: 243 red, 122 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mandarin?: The complementary color is #48C1F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F37A48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.