What color is #F8A27F?

#F8A27F is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F8A27F?

The RGB value is 248, 162, 127: 248 red, 162 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F8A27F?

The complementary color is #7FD5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F8A27F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F8A27F color

#F8A27F rgb(248, 162, 127)

Shades of orange

The hex color #F8A27F is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 97.3% red, 63.5% green and 49.8% blue (248, 162, 127).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 90% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 49% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Peach (#F4A384), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#F8A27F color codes

HEX	`#F8A27F`
RGB	`rgb(248, 162, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(97.3%, 63.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 90%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 49%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 49%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, 28.16, 31.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 42.12, 48.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.466, 47.334, 26.29)`
Decimal	`16294527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F8A27F, 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 #F8A27F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F8A27F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #F8A27F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f8a27f; }
.text { color: #f8a27f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f8a27f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(248 162 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f8a27f, #f8de7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #F8A27F?: #F8A27F is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F8A27F?: The RGB value is 248, 162, 127: 248 red, 162 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F8A27F?: The complementary color is #7FD5F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F8A27F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.