What color is #F5AC81?

#F5AC81 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5AC81?

The RGB value is 245, 172, 129: 245 red, 172 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5AC81?

The complementary color is #81CAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5AC81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5AC81 color

#F5AC81 rgb(245, 172, 129)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F5AC81 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 67.5% green and 50.6% blue (245, 172, 129).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 85% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 47% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Peach Velour (#F7B28B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#F5AC81 color codes

HEX	`#F5AC81`
RGB	`rgb(245, 172, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 67.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 85%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 47%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 47%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, 21.91, 32.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 39.43, 56.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.374, 50.507, 27.544)`
Decimal	`16100481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5AC81, 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 #F5AC81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5AC81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #F5AC81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5ac81; }
.text { color: #f5ac81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5ac81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 172 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5ac81, #f5e681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #F5AC81?: #F5AC81 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Peach Velour. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5AC81?: The RGB value is 245, 172, 129: 245 red, 172 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5AC81?: The complementary color is #81CAF5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5AC81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.