Recognised as Colour
#FB8E20
- #FB8E20
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FB8E20 is a orange with RGB values 251, 142, 32 and HSL 30°, 96%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FB8E20#FB8E20
HEX#FB8E20
RGBrgb(251, 142, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.5569, 0.1255
RGB percentages98.4%, 55.7%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(30.1, 96.5%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.1, 87.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK0%, 43.4%, 87.3%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,485,920
CSS custom property--colour: #FB8E20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#0471DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#208DFB
Analogous#FB2120, #FBFB20
Triadic#20FB8E, #8E20FB
Split complementary#20FAFB, #2120FB
Tetradic#20FB21, #208DFB, #FB20FA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R251
G142
B32
Red251 (98.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue30.14°
Saturation (HSL)96.48%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FB · G 8E · B 20
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