What color is #F15300?

#F15300 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cigarette Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F15300?

The RGB value is 241, 83, 0: 241 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F15300?

The complementary color is #009EF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F15300?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F15300 color

#F15300 rgb(241, 83, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F15300 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 94.5% red, 32.5% green and 0% blue (241, 83, 0).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 100% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cigarette Glow (#EE5500), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#F15300 color codes

HEX	`#F15300`
RGB	`rgb(241, 83, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(94.5%, 32.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 100%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 100%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 58.2, 67.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 88.95, 49.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.374, 24.893, 2.732)`
Decimal	`15815424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F15300, 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 #F15300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#F15300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #F15300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f15300; }
.text { color: #f15300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f15300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(241 83 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f15300, #f1cb00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F15300?: #F15300 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cigarette Glow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F15300?: The RGB value is 241, 83, 0: 241 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F15300?: The complementary color is #009EF1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F15300?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.