Colour

#FF490E

#FF490E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF490E is a red with RGB values 255, 73, 14 and HSL 15°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF490E#FF490E

HEX#FF490E

RGBrgb(255, 73, 14)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.2863, 0.0549

RGB percentages100%, 28.6%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(14.7, 100%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.7, 94.5%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 71.4%, 94.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,730,382

CSS custom property--colour: #FF490E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#00B6F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 72.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AE9A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 72.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 2.9 Red · ΔE 14.4 Tomato · ΔE 22.2 Coral · ΔE 29.8 Chocolate · ΔE 31.1 Dark orange · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 2.9, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EC4FF

Analogous#FF0E4C, #FFC20E

Triadic#0EFF49, #490EFF

Split complementary#0EFFC2, #0E4BFF

Tetradic#4BFF0E, #0EC4FF, #C20EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE3DA

Lighter +30%#FFBDA7

Lighter +20%#FF9674

Lighter +10%#FF7041

Darker −10%#DA3500

Darker −20%#A72900

Darker −30%#741C00

Darker −40%#411000

More saturated +25%#FF490E

Less saturated −25%#E1582C

Channel breakdown

R255

G73

B14

Red255 (100%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue14.69°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 49 · B 0E

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