What color is #EF7D16?

#EF7D16 is a vivid orange known as Retro Nectarine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Retro Nectarine?

The RGB value is 239, 125, 22: 239 red, 125 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Retro Nectarine?

The complementary color is #1688EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF7D16?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Retro Nectarine color: hex code #EF7D16

#EF7D16 rgb(239, 125, 22)

Shades of orange

Retro Nectarine has the hex code #EF7D16. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 49% green and 8.6% blue (239, 125, 22).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 87% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 91% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

Retro Nectarine (#EF7D16) color codes

HEX	`#EF7D16`
RGB	`rgb(239, 125, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 49%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 87%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 91%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 91%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.23, 38.27, 67.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.23, 77.42, 60.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.079, 33.081, 4.876)`
Decimal	`15695126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Retro Nectarine, 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 #EF7D16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EF7D16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #EF7D16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef7d16; }
.text { color: #ef7d16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef7d16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 125 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef7d16, #efe916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Safety Orange.

See #EF7D16 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EF7D16?: #EF7D16 is a vivid orange known as Retro Nectarine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Retro Nectarine?: The RGB value is 239, 125, 22: 239 red, 125 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Retro Nectarine?: The complementary color is #1688EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF7D16?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.