Colour
#F4792A
- #F4792A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#F4792A is a orange with RGB values 244, 121, 42 and HSL 23°, 90%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#F4792A#F4792A
HEX#F4792A
RGBrgb(244, 121, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.4745, 0.1647
RGB percentages95.7%, 47.5%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(23.5, 90.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.5, 82.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 50.4%, 82.8%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,021,802
CSS custom property--colour: #F4792A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#0B86D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AA5F4
Analogous#F42A40, #F4DE2A
Triadic#2AF479, #792AF4
Split complementary#2AF4DE, #2A40F4
Tetradic#40F42A, #2AA5F4, #DE2AF4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G121
B42
Red244 (95.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue23.47°
Saturation (HSL)90.18%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 79 · B 2A
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