Recognised as Colour
#F08E09
- #F08E09
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#F08E09 is a orange with RGB values 240, 142, 9 and HSL 35°, 93%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#F08E09#F08E09
HEX#F08E09
RGBrgb(240, 142, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.5569, 0.0353
RGB percentages94.1%, 55.7%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(34.5, 92.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.5, 96.3%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 40.8%, 96.3%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,765,001
CSS custom property--colour: #F08E09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#0F71F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#096BF0
Analogous#F01B09, #DEF009
Triadic#09F08E, #8E09F0
Split complementary#09DFF0, #1A09F0
Tetradic#09F01B, #096BF0, #F009DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G142
B9
Red240 (94.1%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue34.55°
Saturation (HSL)92.77%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G 8E · B 09
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