Colour

#F68E5E

#F68E5E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#F68E5E is a orange with RGB values 246, 142, 94 and HSL 19°, 89%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#F68E5E

RGBrgb(246, 142, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9647, 0.5569, 0.3686

RGB percentages96.5%, 55.7%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(18.9, 89.4%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.9, 61.8%, 96.5%)

CMYK0%, 42.3%, 61.8%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,158,302

CSS custom property--colour: #F68E5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#0971A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AA9B5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3B25Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 10.2 Coral · ΔE 11.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 13.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 16.2 Peru · ΔE 16.7 Salmon · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5EC6F6

Analogous#F65E7A, #F6DA5E

Triadic#5EF68E, #8E5EF6

Split complementary#5EF6DA, #5E7AF6

Tetradic#7AF65E, #5EC6F6, #DA5EF6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF4EF

Lighter +20%#FBD2BF

Lighter +10%#F9B08E

Darker −10%#F36C2E

Darker −20%#E1500D

Darker −30%#B13F0A

Darker −40%#812E07

More saturated +25%#FF8B55

Less saturated −25%#E19673

Channel breakdown

R246

G142

B94

Red246 (96.5%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue18.95°

Saturation (HSL)89.41%

Lightness66.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F6 · G 8E · B 5E

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Colour values

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