#FF8A50

A light, vivid orange closely aligning with Coral.

About #FF8A50

When working with digital screens, the color #FF8A50 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Coral. Its digital footprint relies on 255 parts red, 138 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 0% Cyan, 46% Magenta, 69% Yellow, and 0% Black. With a hue angle of 19.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#FF8A50
RGB255, 138, 80
HSL19.9°, 100.0%, 65.7%
CMYK0%, 46%, 69%, 0%
HSV19.9°, 68.6%, 100.0%
LAB69.5, 39.9, 50.0
XYZ51.8, 40.0, 12.6
Decimal16747088

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.00:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.23:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.65:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #FF8A50; }
.text-color { color: #FF8A50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #FF8A50; }

Similar Colors

Coral
#FF7F50