What color is #FF9900?

#FF9900 is a vivid orange known as Vitamin C. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vitamin C?

The RGB value is 255, 153, 0: 255 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vitamin C?

The complementary color is #0066FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vitamin C color: hex code #FF9900

#FF9900 rgb(255, 153, 0)

Shades of orange

Vitamin C has the hex code #FF9900. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 0% blue (255, 153, 0).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

Vitamin C (#FF9900) color codes

HEX	`#FF9900`
RGB	`rgb(255, 153, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, 30.17, 77.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 82.91, 68.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.636, 44.048, 5.73)`
Decimal	`16750848`
Short hex	`#F90`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vitamin C, 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 #FF9900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #FF9900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9900; }
.text { color: #ff9900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 153 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9900, #e5ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF9900 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF9900?: #FF9900 is a vivid orange known as Vitamin C. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vitamin C?: The RGB value is 255, 153, 0: 255 red, 153 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vitamin C?: The complementary color is #0066FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.