What color is #F05E27?

#F05E27 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Prometheus Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F05E27?

The RGB value is 240, 94, 39: 240 red, 94 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F05E27?

The complementary color is #27B9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F05E27?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F05E27 color

#F05E27 rgb(240, 94, 39)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F05E27 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 36.9% green and 15.3% blue (240, 94, 39).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 87% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 84% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Prometheus Orange (#F4581E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#F05E27 color codes

HEX	`#F05E27`
RGB	`rgb(240, 94, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 36.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 87%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 84%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, 53.76, 57.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 78.64, 46.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.309, 26.683, 4.947)`
Decimal	`15752743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F05E27, 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 #F05E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F05E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #F05E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f05e27; }
.text { color: #f05e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f05e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 94 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f05e27, #f0c327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Orange.

Questions

What color is #F05E27?: #F05E27 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Prometheus Orange. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F05E27?: The RGB value is 240, 94, 39: 240 red, 94 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F05E27?: The complementary color is #27B9F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F05E27?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.