Colour

#FE5023

#FE5023
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FE5023 is a red with RGB values 254, 80, 35 and HSL 12°, 99%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FE5023#FE5023

HEX#FE5023

RGBrgb(254, 80, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.3137, 0.1373

RGB percentages99.6%, 31.4%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(12.3, 99.1%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.3, 86.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK0%, 68.5%, 86.2%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,666,659

CSS custom property--colour: #FE5023;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#01AFDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847519no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70 from the original

Deuteranopia#AF9C16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0048no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 9.6 Tomato · ΔE 15.4 Red · ΔE 18.4 Coral · ΔE 24.1 Chocolate · ΔE 27.3 Crimson · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23D1FE

Analogous#FE2364, #FEBD23

Triadic#23FE50, #5023FE

Split complementary#23FEBD, #2364FE

Tetradic#64FE23, #23D1FE, #BD23FE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF2EE

Lighter +30%#FFC9BB

Lighter +20%#FEA189

Lighter +10%#FE7856

Darker −10%#ED3201

Darker −20%#BA2701

Darker −30%#871C01

Darker −40%#551200

More saturated +25%#FF4F22

Less saturated −25%#E2603F

Channel breakdown

R254

G80

B35

Red254 (99.6%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue12.33°

Saturation (HSL)99.1%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FE · G 50 · B 23

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