What color is #F7B165?

#F7B165 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 #F7B165?

The RGB value is 247, 177, 101: 247 red, 177 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7B165?

The complementary color is #65ABF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7B165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7B165 color

#F7B165 rgb(247, 177, 101)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F7B165 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 69.4% green and 39.6% blue (247, 177, 101).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 90% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 59% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Goldfish (#F2AD62), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#F7B165 color codes

HEX	`#F7B165`
RGB	`rgb(247, 177, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 69.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 90%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 59%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 59%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.38, 17.75, 48.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.38, 51.59, 69.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.432, 52.162, 19.406)`
Decimal	`16232805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7B165, 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 #F7B165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7B165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #F7B165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7b165; }
.text { color: #f7b165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7b165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 177 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7b165, #f4f765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

Questions

What color is #F7B165?: #F7B165 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 #F7B165?: The RGB value is 247, 177, 101: 247 red, 177 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7B165?: The complementary color is #65ABF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7B165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.