Recognised as Colour

#FC8E1F

#FC8E1F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FC8E1F is a orange with RGB values 252, 142, 31 and HSL 30°, 97%, 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

#FC8E1F#FC8E1F

HEX#FC8E1F

RGBrgb(252, 142, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.9882, 0.5569, 0.1216

RGB percentages98.8%, 55.7%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(30.1, 97.4%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.1, 87.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK0%, 43.7%, 87.7%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,551,455

CSS custom property--colour: #FC8E1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#0371E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AF9B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B41Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Tritanopia#FF757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 6 Orange · ΔE 15.3 Chocolate · ΔE 18.9 Coral · ΔE 24.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 26.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F8DFC

Analogous#FC201F, #FBFC1F

Triadic#1FFC8E, #8E1FFC

Split complementary#1FFCFC, #1F1FFC

Tetradic#1FFC1F, #1F8DFC, #FC1FFC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF4E8

Lighter +30%#FEDAB6

Lighter +20%#FDC184

Lighter +10%#FDA751

Darker −10%#E57503

Darker −20%#B35B02

Darker −30%#804102

Darker −40%#4E2801

More saturated +25%#FF8E1C

Less saturated −25%#E08E3B

Channel breakdown

R252

G142

B31

Red252 (98.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue30.14°

Saturation (HSL)97.36%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FC · G 8E · B 1F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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