What color is #F7B28B?

#F7B28B is a light, vivid orange known as Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Peach Velour?

The RGB value is 247, 178, 139: 247 red, 178 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Peach Velour?

The complementary color is #8BD0F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7B28B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Peach Velour color: hex code #F7B28B

#F7B28B rgb(247, 178, 139)

Shades of orange

Peach Velour has the hex code #F7B28B. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 69.8% green and 54.5% blue (247, 178, 139).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 87% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 44% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

Peach Velour (#F7B28B) color codes

HEX	`#F7B28B`
RGB	`rgb(247, 178, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 69.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 87%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 44%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.16, 20.52, 29.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.16, 36.24, 55.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.941, 53.483, 31.64)`
Decimal	`16233099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Peach Velour, 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 #F7B28B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7B28B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #F7B28B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7b28b; }
.text { color: #f7b28b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7b28b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 178 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7b28b, #f7e88b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

See #F7B28B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F7B28B?: #F7B28B is a light, vivid orange known as Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Peach Velour?: The RGB value is 247, 178, 139: 247 red, 178 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Peach Velour?: The complementary color is #8BD0F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7B28B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.