What color is #FF8243?

#FF8243 is a light, vivid orange known as Mango Tango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mango Tango?

The RGB value is 255, 130, 67: 255 red, 130 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mango Tango?

The complementary color is #43C0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8243?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mango Tango color: hex code #FF8243

#FF8243 rgb(255, 130, 67)

Shades of orange

Mango Tango has the hex code #FF8243. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 51% green and 26.3% blue (255, 130, 67).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 74% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

Mango Tango (#FF8243) color codes

HEX	`#FF8243`
RGB	`rgb(255, 130, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 51%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 74%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.75, 43.27, 54.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.75, 69.5, 51.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.241, 37.637, 9.928)`
Decimal	`16745027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mango Tango, 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 #FF8243	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8243 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #FF8243 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8243; }
.text { color: #ff8243; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8243; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 130 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8243, #ffe043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF8243 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF8243?: #FF8243 is a light, vivid orange known as Mango Tango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mango Tango?: The RGB value is 255, 130, 67: 255 red, 130 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mango Tango?: The complementary color is #43C0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8243?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.