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Recognised as Colour

#FA6B00

  • #FA6B00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FA6B00 is a orange with RGB values 250, 107, 0 and HSL 26°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FA6B00#FA6B00
HEX#FA6B00
RGBrgb(250, 107, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4196, 0
RGB percentages98%, 42%, 0%
HSLhsl(25.7, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 100%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 57.2%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,411,392
CSS custom property--colour: #FA6B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1
Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#0594FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF465Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 16.5Orange red · ΔE 17.6Chocolate · ΔE 20.9Coral · ΔE 24.6Tomato · ΔE 25.5Red · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 16.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008FFA
Analogous#FA0012, #FAE800
Triadic#00FA6B, #6B00FA
Split complementary#00FAE8, #0012FA
Tetradic#12FA00, #008FFA, #E800FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDFC7
Lighter +30%#FFC294
Lighter +20%#FFA561
Lighter +10%#FF872E
Darker −10%#C75500
Darker −20%#943F00
Darker −30%#612A00
Darker −40%#2E1400
More saturated +25%#FA6B00
Less saturated −25%#DB701F

Channel breakdown

R250
G107
B0
Red250 (98%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue25.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 6B · B 00

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