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Recognised as Colour

#F9972D

  • #F9972D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#F9972D is a orange with RGB values 249, 151, 45 and HSL 31°, 94%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#F9972D#F9972D
HEX#F9972D
RGBrgb(249, 151, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9765, 0.5922, 0.1765
RGB percentages97.6%, 59.2%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(31.2, 94.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.2, 81.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 81.9%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,357,165
CSS custom property--colour: #F9972D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#0668D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A118no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDB72Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11.7Orange · ΔE 14.1Chocolate · ΔE 19.6Sandy brown · ΔE 20.9Goldenrod · ΔE 21Peru · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D8FF9
Analogous#F9312D, #F5F92D
Triadic#2DF997, #972DF9
Split complementary#2DF5F9, #312DF9
Tetradic#2DF931, #2D8FF9, #F92DF5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF9F3
Lighter +30%#FDE1C2
Lighter +20%#FCC890
Lighter +10%#FAB05F
Darker −10%#EC7E07
Darker −20%#BB6405
Darker −30%#894904
Darker −40%#572F03
More saturated +25%#FF9727
Less saturated −25%#DE9648

Channel breakdown

R249
G151
B45
Red249 (97.6%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue31.18°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR F9 · G 97 · B 2D

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