What color is #FF8855?

#FF8855 is a light, vivid orange known as Tiger of Mysore. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tiger of Mysore?

The RGB value is 255, 136, 85: 255 red, 136 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tiger of Mysore?

The complementary color is #55CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF8855?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tiger of Mysore color: hex code #FF8855

#FF8855 rgb(255, 136, 85)

Shades of orange

Tiger of Mysore has the hex code #FF8855. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 53.3% green and 33.3% blue (255, 136, 85).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 100% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 67% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

Tiger of Mysore (#FF8855) color codes

HEX	`#FF8855`
RGB	`rgb(255, 136, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 53.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 100%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 67%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 67%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, 41.17, 47.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 62.52, 48.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.688, 39.53, 13.501)`
Decimal	`16746581`
Short hex	`#F85`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tiger of Mysore, 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 #FF8855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #FF8855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8855; }
.text { color: #ff8855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 136 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8855, #ffdd55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF8855 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF8855?: #FF8855 is a light, vivid orange known as Tiger of Mysore. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tiger of Mysore?: The RGB value is 255, 136, 85: 255 red, 136 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tiger of Mysore?: The complementary color is #55CCFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8855?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.