Recognised as Colour

#F8842E

#F8842E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#F8842E is a orange with RGB values 248, 132, 46 and HSL 26°, 94%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#F8842E

RGBrgb(248, 132, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.5176, 0.1804

RGB percentages97.3%, 51.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(25.5, 93.5%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25.5, 81.5%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 46.8%, 81.5%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,286,766

CSS custom property--colour: #F8842E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1

Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#077BD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6931Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AD2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 12.5 Dark orange · ΔE 13.5 Coral · ΔE 16.3 Peru · ΔE 23.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.3 Orange · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EA2F8

Analogous#F82E3D, #F8E92E

Triadic#2EF884, #842EF8

Split complementary#2EF8E9, #2E3DF8

Tetradic#3DF82E, #2EA2F8, #E92EF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF8F3

Lighter +30%#FDDBC2

Lighter +20%#FBBE91

Lighter +10%#FAA15F

Darker −10%#EB6908

Darker −20%#BA5306

Darker −30%#883D05

Darker −40%#572703

More saturated +25%#FF8327

Less saturated −25%#DD8849

Channel breakdown

R248

G132

B46

Red248 (97.3%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue25.54°

Saturation (HSL)93.52%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G 84 · B 2E

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