Recognised as Colour
#F48E3B
- #F48E3B
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#F48E3B is a orange with RGB values 244, 142, 59 and HSL 27°, 89%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#F48E3B#F48E3B
HEX#F48E3B
RGBrgb(244, 142, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.5569, 0.2314
RGB percentages95.7%, 55.7%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(26.9, 89.4%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.9, 75.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 41.8%, 75.8%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,027,195
CSS custom property--colour: #F48E3B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#0B71C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3BA1F4
Analogous#F43B45, #F4EA3B
Triadic#3BF48E, #8E3BF4
Split complementary#3BF4EB, #3B44F4
Tetradic#45F43B, #3BA1F4, #EB3BF4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R244
G142
B59
Red244 (95.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue26.92°
Saturation (HSL)89.37%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 8E · B 3B
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