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Recognised as Colour

#FA8759

  • #FA8759
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Coral

#FA8759 is a orange with RGB values 250, 135, 89 and HSL 17°, 94%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#FA8759#FA8759
HEX#FA8759
RGBrgb(250, 135, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.5294, 0.349
RGB percentages98%, 52.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(17.1, 94.2%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 64.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 46%, 64.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,418,649
CSS custom property--colour: #FA8759;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#0578A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A69754no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2B057no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF717Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 6.6Light salmon · ΔE 14.1Salmon · ΔE 15.7Chocolate · ΔE 18.1Sandy brown · ΔE 18.1Tomato · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#59CCFA
Analogous#FA597B, #FAD859
Triadic#59FA87, #8759FA
Split complementary#59FAD7, #597CFA
Tetradic#7CFA59, #59CCFA, #D759FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEF2EE
Lighter +20%#FDCFBC
Lighter +10%#FBAB8B
Darker −10%#F96327
Darker −20%#E64707
Darker −30%#B53705
Darker −40%#832804
More saturated +25%#FF8554
Less saturated −25%#E5906E

Channel breakdown

R250
G135
B89
Red250 (98%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue17.14°
Saturation (HSL)94.15%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 87 · B 59

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