What color is #F28500?

#F28500 is a vivid orange known as Tangerine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tangerine?

The RGB value is 242, 133, 0: 242 red, 133 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tangerine?

The complementary color is #006DF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F28500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tangerine color: hex code #F28500

#F28500 rgb(242, 133, 0)

Shades of orange

Tangerine has the hex code #F28500. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.9% red, 52.2% green and 0% blue (242, 133, 0).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 100% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

Tangerine (#F28500) color codes

HEX	`#F28500`
RGB	`rgb(242, 133, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.9%, 52.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 100%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.26, 35.17, 72.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.26, 80.68, 64.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.01, 35.658, 4.512)`
Decimal	`15893760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tangerine, 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 #F28500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F28500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #F28500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f28500; }
.text { color: #f28500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f28500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(242 133 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f28500, #e6f200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #F28500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #F28500?: #F28500 is a vivid orange known as Tangerine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tangerine?: The RGB value is 242, 133, 0: 242 red, 133 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tangerine?: The complementary color is #006DF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F28500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.