Colour

#F04500

#F04500
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#F04500 is a orange with RGB values 240, 69, 0 and HSL 17°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#F04500#F04500

HEX#F04500

RGBrgb(240, 69, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.2706, 0

RGB percentages94.1%, 27.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(17.3, 100%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 100%, 94.1%)

CMYK0%, 71.3%, 100%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,746,304

CSS custom property--colour: #F04500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1

Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#0FBAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A6B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 6.1 Red · ΔE 17 Tomato · ΔE 21.7 Chocolate · ΔE 27.8 Coral · ΔE 28.6 Dark orange · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00ABF0

Analogous#F00033, #F0BD00

Triadic#00F045, #4500F0

Split complementary#00F0BD, #0033F0

Tetradic#33F000, #00ABF0, #BD00F0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFD0BD

Lighter +30%#FFAC8A

Lighter +20%#FF8757

Lighter +10%#FF6324

Darker −10%#BD3600

Darker −20%#8A2800

Darker −30%#571900

Darker −40%#240A00

More saturated +25%#F04500

Less saturated −25%#D2521E

Channel breakdown

R240

G69

Red240 (94.1%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue17.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F0 · G 45 · B 00

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