Recognised as Colour
#F0AC00
- #F0AC00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange
#F0AC00 is a orange with RGB values 240, 172, 0 and HSL 43°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange.
Colour values
#F0AC00#F0AC00
HEX#F0AC00
RGBrgb(240, 172, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9412, 0.6745, 0
RGB percentages94.1%, 67.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(43, 100%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43, 100%, 94.1%)
CMYK0%, 28.3%, 100%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,772,672
CSS custom property--colour: #F0AC00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#0F53FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0044F0
Analogous#F03400, #BCF000
Triadic#00F0AC, #AC00F0
Split complementary#00BCF0, #3400F0
Tetradic#00F034, #0044F0, #F000BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R240
G172
B0
Red240 (94.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F0 · G AC · B 00
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