What color is #F7B881?

#F7B881 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 #F7B881?

The RGB value is 247, 184, 129: 247 red, 184 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F7B881?

The complementary color is #81C0F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F7B881?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F7B881 color

#F7B881 rgb(247, 184, 129)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F7B881 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.9% red, 72.2% green and 50.6% blue (247, 184, 129).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 88% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 48% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Sunburst (#F5B57B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#F7B881 color codes

HEX	`#F7B881`
RGB	`rgb(247, 184, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.9%, 72.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 88%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 48%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 48%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.41, 16.38, 36.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.41, 40.24, 65.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.463, 55.644, 28.373)`
Decimal	`16234625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F7B881, 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 #F7B881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F7B881 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #F7B881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f7b881; }
.text { color: #f7b881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f7b881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(247 184 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f7b881, #f7f381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fawn.

Questions

What color is #F7B881?: #F7B881 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 #F7B881?: The RGB value is 247, 184, 129: 247 red, 184 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F7B881?: The complementary color is #81C0F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F7B881?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.