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Recognised as Colour

#FC6E00

  • #FC6E00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FC6E00 is a orange with RGB values 252, 110, 0 and HSL 26°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FC6E00#FC6E00
HEX#FC6E00
RGBrgb(252, 110, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.4314, 0
RGB percentages98.8%, 43.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(26.2, 100%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.2, 100%, 98.8%)
CMYK0%, 56.3%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,543,232
CSS custom property--colour: #FC6E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#0391FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 15.4Orange red · ΔE 18.5Chocolate · ΔE 21.2Coral · ΔE 24.9Tomato · ΔE 26.3Orange · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 15.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008EFC
Analogous#FC0010, #FCEC00
Triadic#00FC6E, #6E00FC
Split complementary#00FCEC, #0010FC
Tetradic#10FC00, #008EFC, #EC00FC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE1C9
Lighter +30%#FFC496
Lighter +20%#FFA763
Lighter +10%#FF8A30
Darker −10%#C95800
Darker −20%#964100
Darker −30%#632B00
Darker −40%#301500
More saturated +25%#FC6E00
Less saturated −25%#DD7220

Channel breakdown

R252
G110
B0
Red252 (98.8%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue26.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FC · G 6E · B 00

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