What color is #FFB49B?

#FFB49B is a light, vivid orange known as Persicus. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Persicus?

The RGB value is 255, 180, 155: 255 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Persicus?

The complementary color is #9BE6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFB49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Persicus color: hex code #FFB49B

#FFB49B rgb(255, 180, 155)

Shades of orange

Persicus has the hex code #FFB49B. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 70.6% green and 60.8% blue (255, 180, 155).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 39% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

Persicus (#FFB49B) color codes

HEX	`#FFB49B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 180, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 70.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 39%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 39%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.77, 24.26, 23.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.77, 33.89, 44.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.48, 56.273, 38.522)`
Decimal	`16757915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Persicus, 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 #FFB49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFB49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #FFB49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffb49b; }
.text { color: #ffb49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffb49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 180 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffb49b, #ffe69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

See #FFB49B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFB49B?: #FFB49B is a light, vivid orange known as Persicus. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Persicus?: The RGB value is 255, 180, 155: 255 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Persicus?: The complementary color is #9BE6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFB49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.