What color is #FF8656?

#FF8656 is a light, vivid orange known as Nectarine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nectarine?

The RGB value is 255, 134, 86: 255 red, 134 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nectarine?

The complementary color is #56CFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8656?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nectarine color: hex code #FF8656

#FF8656 rgb(255, 134, 86)

Shades of orange

Nectarine has the hex code #FF8656. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 52.5% green and 33.7% blue (255, 134, 86).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 66% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

Nectarine (#FF8656) color codes

HEX	`#FF8656`
RGB	`rgb(255, 134, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 52.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 66%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 66%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.74, 42.22, 46.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.74, 62.5, 47.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.449, 38.988, 13.618)`
Decimal	`16746070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nectarine, 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 #FF8656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #FF8656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8656; }
.text { color: #ff8656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 134 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8656, #ffda56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF8656 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF8656?: #FF8656 is a light, vivid orange known as Nectarine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nectarine?: The RGB value is 255, 134, 86: 255 red, 134 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nectarine?: The complementary color is #56CFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8656?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.