What color is #FFA386?

#FFA386 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFA386?

The RGB value is 255, 163, 134: 255 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFA386?

The complementary color is #86E2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFA386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFA386 color

#FFA386 rgb(255, 163, 134)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFA386 is a light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 63.9% green and 52.5% blue (255, 163, 134).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 47% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Peach (#F4A384), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#FFA386 color codes

HEX	`#FFA386`
RGB	`rgb(255, 163, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 63.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 47%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.56, 30.99, 29.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.56, 42.62, 43.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.644, 49.181, 28.954)`
Decimal	`16753542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFA386, 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 #FFA386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFA386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #FFA386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffa386; }
.text { color: #ffa386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffa386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 163 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffa386, #ffdf86); }

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Questions

What color is #FFA386?: #FFA386 is a light, vivid red, closest to the named color Creamy Peach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFA386?: The RGB value is 255, 163, 134: 255 red, 163 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFA386?: The complementary color is #86E2FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFA386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.