Close to Salmon Orange
#F38457
#F38457 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 95.3% red, 51.8% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 17°, with 87% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #F38457.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.55:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.25:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.55:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.25:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #F38457 as they’d see it.
#F38457 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #F38457
What color is #F38457?
#F38457 is a light, vivid orange, close to the color Salmon Orange. In RGB it’s made of 95.3% red, 51.8% green, and 34.1% blue. Its hue is 17°, with 87% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #F38457 in RGB?
#F38457 is rgb(243, 132, 87): 243 red, 132 green, and 87 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #F38457 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 46, 64, 5). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #F38457?
PANTONE 164 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #F38457?
Its complement #2AAFDD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.