Colour

#FA7F00

#FA7F00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FA7F00 is a orange with RGB values 250, 127, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FA7F00#FA7F00

HEX#FA7F00

RGBrgb(250, 127, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.498, 0

RGB percentages98%, 49.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(30.5, 100%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.5, 100%, 98%)

CMYK0%, 49.2%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,416,512

CSS custom property--colour: #FA7F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#0580FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A48F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1AC00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF626Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 6.1 Chocolate · ΔE 19.7 Orange · ΔE 20.4 Coral · ΔE 25.9 Orange red · ΔE 28.1 Tomato · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 6.13, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#007BFA

Analogous#FA0200, #F8FA00

Triadic#00FA7F, #7F00FA

Split complementary#00F8FA, #0200FA

Tetradic#00FA02, #007BFA, #FA00F8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFE3C7

Lighter +30%#FFCA94

Lighter +20%#FFB161

Lighter +10%#FF982E

Darker −10%#C76500

Darker −20%#944B00

Darker −30%#613100

Darker −40%#2E1700

More saturated +25%#FA7F00

Less saturated −25%#DB7F1F

Channel breakdown

R250

G127

Red250 (98%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue30.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FA · G 7F · B 00

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