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Recognised as Colour

#FA6408

  • #FA6408
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange red

#FA6408 is a orange with RGB values 250, 100, 8 and HSL 23°, 96%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FA6408#FA6408
HEX#FA6408
RGBrgb(250, 100, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.3922, 0.0314
RGB percentages98%, 39.2%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(22.8, 96%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.8, 96.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 60%, 96.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,409,608
CSS custom property--colour: #FA6408;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#059BF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#907E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3B56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 14.1Dark orange · ΔE 20.3Chocolate · ΔE 21.6Tomato · ΔE 22.8Coral · ΔE 23.9Red · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 14.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#089EFA
Analogous#FA0825, #FADD08
Triadic#08FA64, #6408FA
Split complementary#08FADD, #0825FA
Tetradic#25FA08, #089EFA, #DD08FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEE1D0
Lighter +30%#FDC29E
Lighter +20%#FCA36C
Lighter +10%#FB833A
Darker −10%#CB5004
Darker −20%#993C03
Darker −30%#672802
Darker −40%#351501
More saturated +25%#FF6303
Less saturated −25%#DB6C28

Channel breakdown

R250
G100
B8
Red250 (98%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue22.81°
Saturation (HSL)96.03%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 64 · B 08

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