Colour

#FB8A20

#FB8A20
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FB8A20 is a orange with RGB values 251, 138, 32 and HSL 29°, 96%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FB8A20#FB8A20

HEX#FB8A20

RGBrgb(251, 138, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.5412, 0.1255

RGB percentages98.4%, 54.1%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(29, 96.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29, 87.3%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 45%, 87.3%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,484,896

CSS custom property--colour: #FB8A20;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1

Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#0475DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B11Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 6.9 Chocolate · ΔE 17.4 Orange · ΔE 17.5 Coral · ΔE 22.9 Sandy brown · ΔE 26.3 Peru · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2091FB

Analogous#FB2024, #FBF720

Triadic#20FB8A, #8A20FB

Split complementary#20FBF7, #2024FB

Tetradic#24FB20, #2091FB, #F720FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF3E8

Lighter +30%#FED9B6

Lighter +20%#FDBF84

Lighter +10%#FCA452

Darker −10%#E47004

Darker −20%#B25803

Darker −30%#803F02

Darker −40%#4E2601

More saturated +25%#FF8A1C

Less saturated −25%#DF8B3C

Channel breakdown

R251

G138

B32

Red251 (98.4%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue29.04°

Saturation (HSL)96.48%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G 8A · B 20

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