What color is #F0B293?

#F0B293 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F0B293?

The RGB value is 240, 178, 147: 240 red, 178 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F0B293?

The complementary color is #93D1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F0B293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F0B293 color

#F0B293 rgb(240, 178, 147)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F0B293 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.1% red, 69.8% green and 57.6% blue (240, 178, 147).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 76% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 39% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Peach Velour (#F7B28B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#F0B293 color codes

HEX	`#F0B293`
RGB	`rgb(240, 178, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.1%, 69.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 76%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 39%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 39%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.56, 18.66, 24.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.56, 30.94, 52.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.124, 52.476, 34.718)`
Decimal	`15774355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F0B293, 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 #F0B293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F0B293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #F0B293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f0b293; }
.text { color: #f0b293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f0b293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(240 178 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f0b293, #f0e193); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #F0B293?: #F0B293 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F0B293?: The RGB value is 240, 178, 147: 240 red, 178 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F0B293?: The complementary color is #93D1F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F0B293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.