What color is #FF8C55?

#FF8C55 is a light, vivid orange known as Paradise Bird. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paradise Bird?

The RGB value is 255, 140, 85: 255 red, 140 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paradise Bird?

The complementary color is #55C8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8C55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paradise Bird color: hex code #FF8C55

#FF8C55 rgb(255, 140, 85)

Shades of orange

Paradise Bird has the hex code #FF8C55. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 54.9% green and 33.3% blue (255, 140, 85).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

Paradise Bird (#FF8C55) color codes

HEX	`#FF8C55`
RGB	`rgb(255, 140, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 54.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 67%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.95, 39.15, 47.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.95, 61.93, 50.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.262, 40.678, 13.692)`
Decimal	`16747605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paradise Bird, 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 #FF8C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #FF8C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8c55; }
.text { color: #ff8c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 140 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8c55, #ffe155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF8C55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF8C55?: #FF8C55 is a light, vivid orange known as Paradise Bird. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paradise Bird?: The RGB value is 255, 140, 85: 255 red, 140 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paradise Bird?: The complementary color is #55C8FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8C55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.