What color is #F3B074?

#F3B074 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Sunburst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F3B074?

The RGB value is 243, 176, 116: 243 red, 176 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F3B074?

The complementary color is #74B7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F3B074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F3B074 color

#F3B074 rgb(243, 176, 116)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F3B074 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.3% red, 69% green and 45.5% blue (243, 176, 116).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 84% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 52% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sunburst (#F5B57B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#F3B074 color codes

HEX	`#F3B074`
RGB	`rgb(243, 176, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.3%, 69%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 84%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 52%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 52%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, 17.83, 40.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 43.98, 66.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.643, 51.37, 23.504)`
Decimal	`15970420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F3B074, 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 #F3B074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F3B074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #F3B074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f3b074; }
.text { color: #f3b074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f3b074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(243 176 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f3b074, #f3f074); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #F3B074?: #F3B074 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Sunburst. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F3B074?: The RGB value is 243, 176, 116: 243 red, 176 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F3B074?: The complementary color is #74B7F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F3B074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.