What color is #F0AA89?

#F0AA89 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0AA89?

The RGB value is 240, 170, 137: 240 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0AA89?

The complementary color is #89CFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0AA89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0AA89 color

#F0AA89 rgb(240, 170, 137)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F0AA89 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 66.7% green and 53.7% blue (240, 170, 137).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 77% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 43% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Peach (#F4A384), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#F0AA89 color codes

HEX	`#F0AA89`
RGB	`rgb(240, 170, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 66.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 77%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 43%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 43%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, 21.81, 27.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 34.91, 51.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.828, 49.085, 30.249)`
Decimal	`15772297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0AA89, 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 #F0AA89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0AA89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #F0AA89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0aa89; }
.text { color: #f0aa89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0aa89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 170 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0aa89, #f0de89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #F0AA89?: #F0AA89 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0AA89?: The RGB value is 240, 170, 137: 240 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0AA89?: The complementary color is #89CFF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0AA89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.