Colour

#F6540F

#F6540F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#F6540F is a orange with RGB values 246, 84, 15 and HSL 18°, 93%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#F6540F#F6540F

HEX#F6540F

RGBrgb(246, 84, 15)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.3294, 0.0588

RGB percentages96.5%, 32.9%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(17.9, 92.8%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.9, 93.9%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 65.9%, 93.9%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,143,375

CSS custom property--colour: #F6540F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.19:1

Contrast with white3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#09ABF0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC9900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1B49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 9 Tomato · ΔE 19.4 Red · ΔE 21.1 Chocolate · ΔE 24.2 Coral · ΔE 24.6 Dark orange · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0FB1F6

Analogous#F60F3E, #F6C70F

Triadic#0FF654, #540FF6

Split complementary#0FF6C8, #0F3DF6

Tetradic#3EF60F, #0FB1F6, #C80FF6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDE0D4

Lighter +30%#FCBDA2

Lighter +20%#FA9A71

Lighter +10%#F87740

Darker −10%#CA4208

Darker −20%#993206

Darker −30%#682204

Darker −40%#371202

More saturated +25%#FF5006

Less saturated −25%#D7612E

Channel breakdown

R246

G84

B15

Red246 (96.5%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue17.92°

Saturation (HSL)92.77%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 54 · B 0F

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