Recognised as Colour
#F6622E
- #F6622E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#F6622E is a orange with RGB values 246, 98, 46 and HSL 16°, 92%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#F6622E#F6622E
HEX#F6622E
RGBrgb(246, 98, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.3843, 0.1804
RGB percentages96.5%, 38.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(15.6, 91.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.6, 81.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK0%, 60.2%, 81.3%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,146,990
CSS custom property--colour: #F6622E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#099DD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EC2F6
Analogous#F62E5E, #F6C62E
Triadic#2EF662, #622EF6
Split complementary#2EF6C6, #2E5EF6
Tetradic#5EF62E, #2EC2F6, #C62EF6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R246
G98
B46
Red246 (96.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue15.6°
Saturation (HSL)91.74%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F6 · G 62 · B 2E
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