Recognised as Colour
#FA4A00
- #FA4A00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#FA4A00 is a orange with RGB values 250, 74, 0 and HSL 18°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#FA4A00#FA4A00
HEX#FA4A00
RGBrgb(250, 74, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.2902, 0
RGB percentages98%, 29%, 0%
HSLhsl(17.8, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.8, 100%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 70.4%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,402,944
CSS custom property--colour: #FA4A00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#05B5FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00B0FA
Analogous#FA0033, #FAC700
Triadic#00FA4A, #4A00FA
Split complementary#00FAC7, #0033FA
Tetradic#33FA00, #00B0FA, #C700FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G74
B0
Red250 (98%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue17.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 4A · B 00
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