Recognised as Colour
#F27E43
- #F27E43
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#F27E43 is a orange with RGB values 242, 126, 67 and HSL 20°, 87%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#F27E43#F27E43
HEX#F27E43
RGBrgb(242, 126, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.949, 0.4941, 0.2627
RGB percentages94.9%, 49.4%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(20.2, 87.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.2, 72.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK0%, 47.9%, 72.3%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,892,035
CSS custom property--colour: #F27E43;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#0D81BC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#43B7F2
Analogous#F24360, #F2D543
Triadic#43F27E, #7E43F2
Split complementary#43F2D5, #4360F2
Tetradic#60F243, #43B7F2, #D543F2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R242
G126
B67
Red242 (94.9%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue20.23°
Saturation (HSL)87.06%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F2 · G 7E · B 43
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