Recognised as Colour
#F87E2E
- #F87E2E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#F87E2E is a orange with RGB values 248, 126, 46 and HSL 24°, 94%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#F87E2E#F87E2E
HEX#F87E2E
RGBrgb(248, 126, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.4941, 0.1804
RGB percentages97.3%, 49.4%, 18%
HSLhsl(23.8, 93.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.8, 81.5%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 49.2%, 81.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,285,230
CSS custom property--colour: #F87E2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#0781D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EA8F8
Analogous#F82E43, #F8E32E
Triadic#2EF87E, #7E2EF8
Split complementary#2EF8E3, #2E43F8
Tetradic#43F82E, #2EA8F8, #E32EF8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R248
G126
B46
Red248 (97.3%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue23.76°
Saturation (HSL)93.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G 7E · B 2E
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