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Recognised as Colour

#F17C09

  • #F17C09
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#F17C09 is a orange with RGB values 241, 124, 9 and HSL 30°, 93%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#F17C09#F17C09
HEX#F17C09
RGBrgb(241, 124, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9451, 0.4863, 0.0353
RGB percentages94.5%, 48.6%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(29.7, 92.8%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.7, 96.3%, 94.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.5%, 96.3%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,825,929
CSS custom property--colour: #F17C09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#0E83F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9F8B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA603no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF616Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 8.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#097EF1
Analogous#F1090A, #F1F009
Triadic#09F17C, #7C09F1
Split complementary#09F1F0, #090AF1
Tetradic#0AF109, #097EF1, #F009F1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDE3C9
Lighter +30%#FBC998
Lighter +20%#F9AF67
Lighter +10%#F79636
Darker −10%#C06307
Darker −20%#8F4905
Darker −30%#5E3003
Darker −40%#2C1702
More saturated +25%#FA7C00
Less saturated −25%#D27C28

Channel breakdown

R241
G124
B9
Red241 (94.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue29.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.8%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F1 · G 7C · B 09

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