Colour

#F72B06

#F72B06
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Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#F72B06 is a red with RGB values 247, 43, 6 and HSL 9°, 95%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#F72B06#F72B06

HEX#F72B06

RGBrgb(247, 43, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.9686, 0.1686, 0.0235

RGB percentages96.9%, 16.9%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(9.2, 95.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 97.6%, 96.9%)

CMYK0%, 82.6%, 97.6%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,198,406

CSS custom property--colour: #F72B06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#08D4F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 7.6 Red · ΔE 7.7 Tomato · ΔE 25.3 Crimson · ΔE 32 Firebrick · ΔE 35.1 Coral · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#06D2F7

Analogous#F70659, #F7A406

Triadic#06F72B, #2B06F7

Split complementary#06F7A4, #0659F7

Tetradic#59F706, #06D2F7, #A406F7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FED3CB

Lighter +30%#FDA999

Lighter +20%#FB7E68

Lighter +10%#FA5436

Darker −10%#C52205

Darker −20%#931A04

Darker −30%#621102

Darker −40%#300801

More saturated +25%#FD2700

Less saturated −25%#D74126

Channel breakdown

R247

G43

Red247 (96.9%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue9.21°

Saturation (HSL)95.26%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F7 · G 2B · B 06

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