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Recognised as Colour

#FA7B23

  • #FA7B23
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FA7B23 is a orange with RGB values 250, 123, 35 and HSL 25°, 96%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FA7B23#FA7B23
HEX#FA7B23
RGBrgb(250, 123, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.4824, 0.1373
RGB percentages98%, 48.2%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(24.6, 95.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.6, 86%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 50.8%, 86%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,415,523
CSS custom property--colour: #FA7B23;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#0584DC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A08D0Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA1Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#23A2FA
Analogous#FA2337, #FAE623
Triadic#23FA7B, #7B23FA
Split complementary#23FAE6, #2337FA
Tetradic#37FA23, #23A2FA, #E623FA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF3EA
Lighter +30%#FDD5B9
Lighter +20%#FCB787
Lighter +10%#FB9955
Darker −10%#E56105
Darker −20%#B34C04
Darker −30%#813703
Darker −40%#4F2102
More saturated +25%#FF7A1E
Less saturated −25%#DE803F

Channel breakdown

R250
G123
B35
Red250 (98%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue24.56°
Saturation (HSL)95.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 7B · B 23

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