Colour
#FE8400
- #FE8400
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FE8400 is a orange with RGB values 254, 132, 0 and HSL 31°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FE8400#FE8400
HEX#FE8400
RGBrgb(254, 132, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.5176, 0
RGB percentages99.6%, 51.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(31.2, 100%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.2, 100%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 48%, 100%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,679,936
CSS custom property--colour: #FE8400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#017BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#007AFE
Analogous#FE0500, #F9FE00
Triadic#00FE84, #8400FE
Split complementary#00F9FE, #0500FE
Tetradic#00FE05, #007AFE, #FE00F9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R254
G132
B0
Red254 (99.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue31.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 84 · B 00
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