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Recognised as Colour

#FA6C17

  • #FA6C17
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FA6C17 is a orange with RGB values 250, 108, 23 and HSL 22°, 96%, 54%. 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

#FA6C17#FA6C17
HEX#FA6C17
RGBrgb(250, 108, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4235, 0.0902
RGB percentages98%, 42.4%, 9%
HSLhsl(22.5, 95.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 90.8%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 56.8%, 90.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,411,671
CSS custom property--colour: #FA6C17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#0593E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#958300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A40Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF495Eno 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 text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 17.9Orange red · ΔE 17.9Chocolate · ΔE 18.1Coral · ΔE 20.4Tomato · ΔE 21.4Red · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#17A5FA
Analogous#FA1734, #FADE17
Triadic#17FA6C, #6C17FA
Split complementary#17FADE, #1734FA
Tetradic#33FA17, #17A5FA, #DE17FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEBDF
Lighter +30%#FDCBAD
Lighter +20%#FCAB7B
Lighter +10%#FB8C49
Darker −10%#D95405
Darker −20%#A74104
Darker −30%#752E03
Darker −40%#441A01
More saturated +25%#FF6B12
Less saturated −25%#DC7335

Channel breakdown

R250
G108
B23
Red250 (98%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue22.47°
Saturation (HSL)95.78%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 6C · B 17

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