What color is #FF7733?

#FF7733 is a vivid orange known as Temptatious Tangerine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Temptatious Tangerine?

The RGB value is 255, 119, 51: 255 red, 119 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Temptatious Tangerine?

The complementary color is #33BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF7733?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Temptatious Tangerine color: hex code #FF7733

#FF7733 rgb(255, 119, 51)

Shades of orange

Temptatious Tangerine has the hex code #FF7733. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 46.7% green and 20% blue (255, 119, 51).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

Temptatious Tangerine (#FF7733) color codes

HEX	`#FF7733`
RGB	`rgb(255, 119, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 46.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 80%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, 48.03, 59.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 76.37, 51.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.439, 34.699, 7.278)`
Decimal	`16742195`
Short hex	`#F73`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Temptatious 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 #FF7733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF7733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #FF7733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff7733; }
.text { color: #ff7733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff7733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 119 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7733, #ffdd33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF7733 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF7733?: #FF7733 is a vivid orange known as Temptatious Tangerine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Temptatious Tangerine?: The RGB value is 255, 119, 51: 255 red, 119 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Temptatious Tangerine?: The complementary color is #33BBFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF7733?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.