Recognised as Colour
#FD9948
- #FD9948
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Sandy brown
#FD9948 is a orange with RGB values 253, 153, 72 and HSL 27°, 98%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.
Colour values
#FD9948#FD9948
HEX#FD9948
RGBrgb(253, 153, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.6, 0.2824
RGB percentages99.2%, 60%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(26.9, 97.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.9, 71.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.5%, 71.5%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,619,848
CSS custom property--colour: #FD9948;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#0266B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48ACFD
Analogous#FD4851, #FDF348
Triadic#48FD99, #9948FD
Split complementary#48FDF4, #4851FD
Tetradic#51FD48, #48ACFD, #F448FD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R253
G153
B72
Red253 (99.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue26.85°
Saturation (HSL)97.84%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 99 · B 48
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