What color is #FF550E?

#FF550E is a vivid orange known as Orange Clown Fish. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Orange Clown Fish?

The RGB value is 255, 85, 14: 255 red, 85 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Orange Clown Fish?

The complementary color is #0EB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF550E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Orange Clown Fish color: hex code #FF550E

#FF550E rgb(255, 85, 14)

Shades of orange

Orange Clown Fish has the hex code #FF550E. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 33.3% green and 5.5% blue (255, 85, 14).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 95% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

Orange Clown Fish (#FF550E) color codes

HEX	`#FF550E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 85, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 33.3%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 95%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 95%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, 62.15, 67.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 91.64, 47.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.573, 27.796, 3.433)`
Decimal	`16733454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Orange Clown Fish, 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 #FF550E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF550E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #FF550E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff550e; }
.text { color: #ff550e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff550e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 85 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff550e, #ffce0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF550E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF550E?: #FF550E is a vivid orange known as Orange Clown Fish. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Orange Clown Fish?: The RGB value is 255, 85, 14: 255 red, 85 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Orange Clown Fish?: The complementary color is #0EB8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF550E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.