What color is #FF5F00?

#FF5F00 is a vivid orange known as Vivid Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vivid Orange?

The RGB value is 255, 95, 0: 255 red, 95 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vivid Orange?

The complementary color is #00A0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF5F00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vivid Orange color: hex code #FF5F00

#FF5F00 rgb(255, 95, 0)

Shades of orange

Vivid Orange has the hex code #FF5F00. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 37.3% green and 0% blue (255, 95, 0).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

Vivid Orange (#FF5F00) color codes

HEX	`#FF5F00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 95, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 37.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 58.01, 70.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 91.47, 50.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.338, 29.451, 3.297)`
Decimal	`16736000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vivid Orange, 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 #FF5F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF5F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	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 #FF5F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff5f00; }
.text { color: #ff5f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff5f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 95 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff5f00, #ffdf00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF5F00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF5F00?: #FF5F00 is a vivid orange known as Vivid Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vivid Orange?: The RGB value is 255, 95, 0: 255 red, 95 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vivid Orange?: The complementary color is #00A0FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF5F00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.