Colour

#FC8900

#FC8900
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FC8900 is a orange with RGB values 252, 137, 0 and HSL 33°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FC8900#FC8900

HEX#FC8900

RGBrgb(252, 137, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5373, 0

RGB percentages98.8%, 53.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(32.6, 100%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(32.6, 100%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 45.6%, 100%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,550,144

CSS custom property--colour: #FC8900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38587WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#989898

Inverted#0376FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C7B100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 1.4 Orange · ΔE 15.3 Chocolate · ΔE 21.8 Coral · ΔE 28.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 1.37, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0073FC

Analogous#FC0B00, #F1FC00

Triadic#00FC89, #8900FC

Split complementary#00F1FC, #0B00FC

Tetradic#00FC0B, #0073FC, #FC00F1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE6C9

Lighter +30%#FFCF96

Lighter +20%#FFB863

Lighter +10%#FFA130

Darker −10%#C96D00

Darker −20%#965200

Darker −30%#633600

Darker −40%#301A00

More saturated +25%#FC8900

Less saturated −25%#DD8620

Channel breakdown

R252

G137

Red252 (98.8%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue32.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 89 · B 00

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