Colour

#F6550E

#F6550E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#F6550E is a orange with RGB values 246, 85, 14 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

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HEX#F6550E

RGBrgb(246, 85, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.3333, 0.0549

RGB percentages96.5%, 33.3%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(18.4, 92.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.4, 94.3%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 65.4%, 94.3%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,143,630

CSS custom property--colour: #F6550E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#09AAF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#857500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#FF1E4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 9.2 Tomato · ΔE 19.7 Red · ΔE 21.5 Chocolate · ΔE 23.9 Coral · ΔE 24.6 Dark orange · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EAFF6

Analogous#F60E3B, #F6C90E

Triadic#0EF655, #550EF6

Split complementary#0EF6C9, #0E3BF6

Tetradic#3BF60E, #0EAFF6, #C90EF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDE0D3

Lighter +30%#FCBDA1

Lighter +20%#FA9A70

Lighter +10%#F8783F

Darker −10%#C94308

Darker −20%#983306

Darker −30%#672204

Darker −40%#361202

More saturated +25%#FF5205

Less saturated −25%#D7612D

Channel breakdown

R246

G85

B14

Red246 (96.5%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue18.36°

Saturation (HSL)92.8%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 55 · B 0E

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