Recognised as Colour

#FB8E21

#FB8E21
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FB8E21 is a orange with RGB values 251, 142, 33 and HSL 30°, 96%, 56%. 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

#FB8E21#FB8E21

HEX#FB8E21

RGBrgb(251, 142, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.9843, 0.5569, 0.1294

RGB percentages98.4%, 55.7%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(30, 96.5%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 86.9%, 98.4%)

CMYK0%, 43.4%, 86.9%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,485,921

CSS custom property--colour: #FB8E21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39965WCAG 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#0471DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B321no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41 from the original

Tritanopia#FF757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.5 from the original

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

Dark orange · ΔE 6.8 Orange · ΔE 15.6 Chocolate · ΔE 18.4 Coral · ΔE 24.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.5 Peru · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#218EFB

Analogous#FB2121, #FBFB21

Triadic#21FB8E, #8E21FB

Split complementary#21FBFB, #2121FB

Tetradic#21FB21, #218EFB, #FB21FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF4E9

Lighter +30%#FEDBB7

Lighter +20%#FDC185

Lighter +10%#FCA853

Darker −10%#E57504

Darker −20%#B35B03

Darker −30%#814202

Darker −40%#4F2801

More saturated +25%#FF8E1D

Less saturated −25%#DF8E3D

Channel breakdown

R251

G142

B33

Red251 (98.4%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)96.46%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FB · G 8E · B 21

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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