What color is #F4A474?

#F4A474 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Flaming Cauldron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4A474?

The RGB value is 244, 164, 116: 244 red, 164 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4A474?

The complementary color is #74C4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4A474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4A474 color

#F4A474 rgb(244, 164, 116)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F4A474 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 64.3% green and 45.5% blue (244, 164, 116).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 85% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 52% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Flaming Cauldron (#F6A374), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#F4A474 color codes

HEX	`#F4A474`
RGB	`rgb(244, 164, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 64.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 85%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 52%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 52%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.22, 24.56, 36.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.22, 44.28, 56.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.739, 47.049, 22.771)`
Decimal	`16032884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4A474, 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 #F4A474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4A474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #F4A474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4a474; }
.text { color: #f4a474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4a474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 164 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4a474, #f4e474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #F4A474?: #F4A474 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Flaming Cauldron. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4A474?: The RGB value is 244, 164, 116: 244 red, 164 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4A474?: The complementary color is #74C4F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4A474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.