Colour
#FA9409
- #FA9409
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FA9409 is a orange with RGB values 250, 148, 9 and HSL 35°, 96%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FA9409#FA9409
HEX#FA9409
RGBrgb(250, 148, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.5804, 0.0353
RGB percentages98%, 58%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(34.6, 96%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 96.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 40.8%, 96.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,421,897
CSS custom property--colour: #FA9409;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#056BF6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#096FFA
Analogous#FA1C09, #E7FA09
Triadic#09FA94, #9409FA
Split complementary#09E8FA, #1B09FA
Tetradic#09FA1C, #096FFA, #FA09E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G148
B9
Red250 (98%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue34.61°
Saturation (HSL)96.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 94 · B 09
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