Colour

#FC7F00

#FC7F00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FC7F00 is a orange with RGB values 252, 127, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FC7F00#FC7F00

HEX#FC7F00

RGBrgb(252, 127, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.498, 0

RGB percentages98.8%, 49.8%, 0%

HSLhsl(30.2, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.2, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 49.6%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,547,584

CSS custom property--colour: #FC7F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#0380FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AD00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF626Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 6.5 Chocolate · ΔE 20.3 Orange · ΔE 20.9 Coral · ΔE 26.1 Orange red · ΔE 27.5 Tomato · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 6.48, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#007DFC

Analogous#FC0100, #FBFC00

Triadic#00FC7F, #7F00FC

Split complementary#00FBFC, #0100FC

Tetradic#00FC01, #007DFC, #FC00FB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE4C9

Lighter +30%#FFCB96

Lighter +20%#FFB263

Lighter +10%#FF9830

Darker −10%#C96500

Darker −20%#964C00

Darker −30%#633200

Darker −40%#301800

More saturated +25%#FC7F00

Less saturated −25%#DD7F20

Channel breakdown

R252

G127

Red252 (98.8%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue30.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 7F · B 00

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