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Recognised as Colour

#FD9961

  • #FD9961
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sandy brown

#FD9961 is a orange with RGB values 253, 153, 97 and HSL 22°, 98%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#FD9961#FD9961
HEX#FD9961
RGBrgb(253, 153, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.9922, 0.6, 0.3804
RGB percentages99.2%, 60%, 38%
HSLhsl(21.5, 97.5%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.5, 61.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.5%, 61.7%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,619,873
CSS custom property--colour: #FD9961;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#02669E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A55Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDBB60no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#FF868Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 9.7Light salmon · ΔE 10.6Coral · ΔE 14.2Peru · ΔE 15.8Dark salmon · ΔE 17.9Chocolate · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#61C5FD
Analogous#FD6177, #FDE761
Triadic#61FD99, #9961FD
Split complementary#61FDE7, #6177FD
Tetradic#77FD61, #61C5FD, #E761FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFBF8
Lighter +20%#FEDAC6
Lighter +10%#FEBA93
Darker −10%#FC782F
Darker −20%#F55A03
Darker −30%#C34702
Darker −40%#903502
More saturated +25%#FF985F
Less saturated −25%#E99F75

Channel breakdown

R253
G153
B97
Red253 (99.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue21.54°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FD · G 99 · B 61

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