What color is #FF8833?

#FF8833 is a vivid orange known as Wildfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wildfire?

The RGB value is 255, 136, 51: 255 red, 136 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wildfire?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF8833?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wildfire color: hex code #FF8833

#FF8833 rgb(255, 136, 51)

Shades of orange

Wildfire has the hex code #FF8833. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 53.3% green and 20% blue (255, 136, 51).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 100% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

Wildfire (#FF8833) color codes

HEX	`#FF8833`
RGB	`rgb(255, 136, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 53.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 100%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 80%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 80%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, 39.7, 62.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 74, 57.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.647, 39.113, 8.014)`
Decimal	`16746547`
Short hex	`#F83`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wildfire, 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 #FF8833	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF8833 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #FF8833 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff8833; }
.text { color: #ff8833; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff8833; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 136 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff8833, #ffee33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Safety Orange.

See #FF8833 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF8833?: #FF8833 is a vivid orange known as Wildfire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wildfire?: The RGB value is 255, 136, 51: 255 red, 136 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wildfire?: The complementary color is #33AAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF8833?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.