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Recognised as Colour

#FD8A34

  • #FD8A34
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FD8A34 is a orange with RGB values 253, 138, 52 and HSL 26°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FD8A34#FD8A34
HEX#FD8A34
RGBrgb(253, 138, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.5412, 0.2039
RGB percentages99.2%, 54.1%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(25.7, 98%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 79.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 45.5%, 79.4%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,615,988
CSS custom property--colour: #FD8A34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#0275CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AC9827no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7B233no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7179no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#34A7FD
Analogous#FD3443, #FDEE34
Triadic#34FD8A, #8A34FD
Split complementary#34FDEE, #3443FD
Tetradic#43FD34, #34A7FD, #EE34FD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFEFE
Lighter +30%#FEE1CC
Lighter +20%#FEC499
Lighter +10%#FDA767
Darker −10%#FC6D02
Darker −20%#C95702
Darker −30%#974101
Darker −40%#642B01
More saturated +25%#FF8A32
Less saturated −25%#E38E4E

Channel breakdown

R253
G138
B52
Red253 (99.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue25.67°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 8A · B 34

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