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Recognised as Colour

#F87F03

  • #F87F03
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#F87F03 is a orange with RGB values 248, 127, 3 and HSL 30°, 98%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#F87F03#F87F03
HEX#F87F03
RGBrgb(248, 127, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.498, 0.0118
RGB percentages97.3%, 49.8%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(30.4, 97.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 98.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.8%, 98.8%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,285,443
CSS custom property--colour: #F87F03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#0780FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C0AB00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF636Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
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 text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#037CF8
Analogous#F80403, #F6F803
Triadic#03F87F, #7F03F8
Split complementary#03F6F8, #0503F8
Tetradic#03F805, #037CF8, #F803F7

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FEE4C9
Lighter +30%#FECB96
Lighter +20%#FDB164
Lighter +10%#FD9831
Darker −10%#C66502
Darker −20%#934B02
Darker −30%#613201
Darker −40%#2E1801
More saturated +25%#FB7F00
Less saturated −25%#D97F22

Channel breakdown

R248
G127
B3
Red248 (97.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue30.37°
Saturation (HSL)97.61%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F8 · G 7F · B 03

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