What color is #FF9670?

#FF9670 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Flash in the Pan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF9670?

The RGB value is 255, 150, 112: 255 red, 150 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9670?

The complementary color is #70D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9670?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9670 color

#FF9670 rgb(255, 150, 112)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FF9670 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 58.8% green and 43.9% blue (255, 150, 112).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flash in the Pan (#FF9977), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#FF9670 color codes

HEX	`#FF9670`
RGB	`rgb(255, 150, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 58.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, 35.84, 36.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 51.45, 45.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.075, 44.248, 20.966)`
Decimal	`16750192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9670, 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 #FF9670	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9670 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #FF9670 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9670; }
.text { color: #ff9670; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9670; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 150 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9670, #ffde70); }

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Questions

What color is #FF9670?: #FF9670 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Flash in the Pan. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF9670?: The RGB value is 255, 150, 112: 255 red, 150 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9670?: The complementary color is #70D9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9670?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.