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Recognised as Colour

#FE8A19

  • #FE8A19
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FE8A19 is a orange with RGB values 254, 138, 25 and HSL 30°, 99%, 55%. 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

#FE8A19#FE8A19
HEX#FE8A19
RGBrgb(254, 138, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.9961, 0.5412, 0.098
RGB percentages99.6%, 54.1%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(29.6, 99.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 90.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK0%, 45.7%, 90.2%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,681,497
CSS custom property--colour: #FE8A19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 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#9B9B9B
Inverted#0175E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#AD9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8B317no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF6F77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 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 4.62, a close match
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#198DFE
Analogous#FE191A, #FEFC19
Triadic#19FE8A, #8A19FE
Split complementary#19FEFC, #191BFE
Tetradic#1BFE19, #198DFE, #FC19FE

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF1E4
Lighter +30%#FFD7B1
Lighter +20%#FEBE7F
Lighter +10%#FEA44C
Darker −10%#E37101
Darker −20%#B05701
Darker −30%#7D3E01
Darker −40%#4B2500
More saturated +25%#FF8A18
Less saturated −25%#E18A36

Channel breakdown

R254
G138
B25
Red254 (99.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue29.61°
Saturation (HSL)99.13%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FE · G 8A · B 19

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