Recognised as Colour
#FA5F16
- #FA5F16
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#FA5F16 is a orange with RGB values 250, 95, 22 and HSL 19°, 96%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#FA5F16#FA5F16
HEX#FA5F16
RGBrgb(250, 95, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.3725, 0.0863
RGB percentages98%, 37.3%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(19.2, 95.8%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.2, 91.2%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 62%, 91.2%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,408,342
CSS custom property--colour: #FA5F16;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#05A0E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#16B1FA
Analogous#FA163F, #FAD116
Triadic#16FA5F, #5F16FA
Split complementary#16FAD1, #163FFA
Tetradic#3FFA16, #16B1FA, #D116FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G95
B22
Red250 (98%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue19.21°
Saturation (HSL)95.8%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 5F · B 16
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