Colour
#FA9609
- #FA9609
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FA9609 is a orange with RGB values 250, 150, 9 and HSL 35°, 96%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FA9609#FA9609
HEX#FA9609
RGBrgb(250, 150, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.5882, 0.0353
RGB percentages98%, 58.8%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(35.1, 96%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35.1, 96.4%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 96.4%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,422,409
CSS custom property--colour: #FA9609;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#0569F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#096DFA
Analogous#FA1E09, #E5FA09
Triadic#09FA96, #9609FA
Split complementary#09E5FA, #1E09FA
Tetradic#09FA1E, #096DFA, #FA09E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R250
G150
B9
Red250 (98%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue35.1°
Saturation (HSL)96.02%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 96 · B 09
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