What color is #FF9E4B?

#FF9E4B is a light, vivid orange known as Tangerine Tango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tangerine Tango?

The RGB value is 255, 158, 75: 255 red, 158 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tangerine Tango?

The complementary color is #4BACFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9E4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tangerine Tango color: hex code #FF9E4B

#FF9E4B rgb(255, 158, 75)

Shades of orange

Tangerine Tango has the hex code #FF9E4B. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 62% green and 29.4% blue (255, 158, 75).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 100% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 71% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

Tangerine Tango (#FF9E4B) color codes

HEX	`#FF9E4B`
RGB	`rgb(255, 158, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 62%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 100%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 71%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 71%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.69, 29.4, 56.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.69, 64.08, 62.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.741, 46.227, 12.695)`
Decimal	`16752203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tangerine Tango, 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 #FF9E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #FF9E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9e4b; }
.text { color: #ff9e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 158 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9e4b, #fff84b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF9E4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF9E4B?: #FF9E4B is a light, vivid orange known as Tangerine Tango. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tangerine Tango?: The RGB value is 255, 158, 75: 255 red, 158 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tangerine Tango?: The complementary color is #4BACFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9E4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.