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Recognised as Colour

#F4956D

  • #F4956D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light salmon

#F4956D is a orange with RGB values 244, 149, 109 and HSL 18°, 86%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#F4956D#F4956D
HEX#F4956D
RGBrgb(244, 149, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.9569, 0.5843, 0.4275
RGB percentages95.7%, 58.4%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(17.8, 86%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.8, 55.3%, 95.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 55.3%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,029,037
CSS custom property--colour: #F4956D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#0B6A92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEA16Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B56Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF848Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 4.3Dark salmon · ΔE 9.3Sandy brown · ΔE 14.2Salmon · ΔE 15.5Coral · ΔE 18Peru · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 4.28, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DCCF4
Analogous#F46D89, #F4D86D
Triadic#6DF495, #956DF4
Split complementary#6DF4D9, #6D88F4
Tetradic#89F46D, #6DCCF4, #D96DF4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFCFB
Lighter +20%#FBDACC
Lighter +10%#F8B79C
Darker −10%#F0733E
Darker −20%#E95212
Darker −30%#BA410E
Darker −40%#8B300A
More saturated +25%#FF9162
Less saturated −25%#E09D81

Channel breakdown

R244
G149
B109
Red244 (95.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue17.78°
Saturation (HSL)85.99%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F4 · G 95 · B 6D

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