What color is #FF6E1C?

#FF6E1C is a vivid orange known as Shocking Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shocking Orange?

The RGB value is 255, 110, 28: 255 red, 110 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shocking Orange?

The complementary color is #1CADFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF6E1C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shocking Orange color: hex code #FF6E1C

#FF6E1C rgb(255, 110, 28)

Shades of orange

Shocking Orange has the hex code #FF6E1C. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 43.1% green and 11% blue (255, 110, 28).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 89% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

Shocking Orange (#FF6E1C) color codes

HEX	`#FF6E1C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 110, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 43.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 89%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 89%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, 51.7, 66.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 84.15, 52.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.031, 32.502, 4.895)`
Decimal	`16739868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shocking Orange, 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 #FF6E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF6E1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #FF6E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff6e1c; }
.text { color: #ff6e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff6e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 110 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff6e1c, #ffdf1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF6E1C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF6E1C?: #FF6E1C is a vivid orange known as Shocking Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shocking Orange?: The RGB value is 255, 110, 28: 255 red, 110 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shocking Orange?: The complementary color is #1CADFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF6E1C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.