What color is #FF8008?

#FF8008 is a vivid orange known as Oriole. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oriole?

The RGB value is 255, 128, 8: 255 red, 128 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oriole?

The complementary color is #0887FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8008?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oriole color: hex code #FF8008

#FF8008 rgb(255, 128, 8)

Shades of orange

Oriole has the hex code #FF8008. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 50.2% green and 3.1% blue (255, 128, 8).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 100% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 97% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

Oriole (#FF8008) color codes

HEX	`#FF8008`
RGB	`rgb(255, 128, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 50.2%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 100%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 97%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 97%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, 42.89, 72.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 84.56, 59.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.008, 36.722, 4.737)`
Decimal	`16744456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oriole, 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 #FF8008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #FF8008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8008; }
.text { color: #ff8008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 128 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8008, #fffb08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF8008 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF8008?: #FF8008 is a vivid orange known as Oriole. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oriole?: The RGB value is 255, 128, 8: 255 red, 128 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oriole?: The complementary color is #0887FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8008?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.