What color is #FF6611?

#FF6611 is a vivid orange known as Orange Piñata. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Orange Piñata?

The RGB value is 255, 102, 17: 255 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Orange Piñata?

The complementary color is #11AAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6611?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Orange Piñata color: hex code #FF6611

#FF6611 rgb(255, 102, 17)

Shades of orange

Orange Piñata has the hex code #FF6611. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 40% green and 6.7% blue (255, 102, 17).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 93% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

Orange Piñata (#FF6611) color codes

HEX	`#FF6611`
RGB	`rgb(255, 102, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 40%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 93%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.35, 55.14, 68.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.35, 87.8, 51.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.098, 30.81, 4.05)`
Decimal	`16737809`
Short hex	`#F61`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Orange Piñata, 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 #FF6611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #FF6611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6611; }
.text { color: #ff6611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 102 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6611, #ffdd11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Orange.

See #FF6611 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF6611?: #FF6611 is a vivid orange known as Orange Piñata. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Orange Piñata?: The RGB value is 255, 102, 17: 255 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Orange Piñata?: The complementary color is #11AAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6611?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.