What color is #F83800?

#F83800 is a vivid red known as Metroid Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Metroid Red?

The RGB value is 248, 56, 0: 248 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Metroid Red?

The complementary color is #00C0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F83800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Metroid Red color: hex code #F83800

#F83800 rgb(248, 56, 0)

Shades of orange

Metroid Red has the hex code #F83800. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 22% green and 0% blue (248, 56, 0).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 100% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 100% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

Metroid Red (#F83800) color codes

HEX	`#F83800`
RGB	`rgb(248, 56, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 22%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 100%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 100%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 100%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 69.68, 66.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 96.66, 43.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.131, 22.791, 2.286)`
Decimal	`16267264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Metroid Red, 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 #F83800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F83800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	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 #F83800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f83800; }
.text { color: #f83800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f83800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 56 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f83800, #f8b400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F83800 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F83800?: #F83800 is a vivid red known as Metroid Red. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Metroid Red?: The RGB value is 248, 56, 0: 248 red, 56 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Metroid Red?: The complementary color is #00C0F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F83800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.