What color is #FF9974?

#FF9974 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 #FF9974?

The RGB value is 255, 153, 116: 255 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF9974?

The complementary color is #74DAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF9974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF9974 color

#FF9974 rgb(255, 153, 116)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FF9974 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 45.5% blue (255, 153, 116).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flash in the Pan (#FF9977), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#FF9974 color codes

HEX	`#FF9974`
RGB	`rgb(255, 153, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 60%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.09, 34.61, 35.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.09, 49.7, 45.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.787, 45.309, 22.327)`
Decimal	`16750964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF9974, 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 #FF9974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FF9974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #FF9974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff9974; }
.text { color: #ff9974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff9974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 153 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff9974, #ffde74); }

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Questions

What color is #FF9974?: #FF9974 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 #FF9974?: The RGB value is 255, 153, 116: 255 red, 153 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF9974?: The complementary color is #74DAFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF9974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.