What color is #F4AF6A?

#F4AF6A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Goldfish. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F4AF6A?

The RGB value is 244, 175, 106: 244 red, 175 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F4AF6A?

The complementary color is #6AAFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F4AF6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F4AF6A color

#F4AF6A rgb(244, 175, 106)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F4AF6A is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 95.7% red, 68.6% green and 41.6% blue (244, 175, 106).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 86% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 57% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Goldfish (#F2AD62), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#F4AF6A color codes

HEX	`#F4AF6A`
RGB	`rgb(244, 175, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(95.7%, 68.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 86%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 57%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 57%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, 17.95, 44.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 48.44, 68.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.243, 50.938, 20.555)`
Decimal	`16035690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F4AF6A, 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 #F4AF6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F4AF6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #F4AF6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f4af6a; }
.text { color: #f4af6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f4af6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(244 175 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f4af6a, #f4f46a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

Questions

What color is #F4AF6A?: #F4AF6A is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Goldfish. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F4AF6A?: The RGB value is 244, 175, 106: 244 red, 175 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F4AF6A?: The complementary color is #6AAFF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F4AF6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.