Recognised as Colour

#FF4C0F

#FF4C0F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF4C0F is a orange with RGB values 255, 76, 15 and HSL 15°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF4C0F#FF4C0F

HEX#FF4C0F

RGBrgb(255, 76, 15)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.298, 0.0588

RGB percentages100%, 29.8%, 5.9%

HSLhsl(15.3, 100%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.3, 94.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 70.2%, 94.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,731,151

CSS custom property--colour: #FF4C0F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#00B3F0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AF9B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 3.6 Red · ΔE 15.5 Tomato · ΔE 21.7 Coral · ΔE 29 Chocolate · ΔE 30.1 Dark orange · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 3.55, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0FC2FF

Analogous#FF0F4A, #FFC40F

Triadic#0FFF4C, #4C0FFF

Split complementary#0FFFC4, #0F4AFF

Tetradic#4AFF0F, #0FC2FF, #C40FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE4DB

Lighter +30%#FFBEA8

Lighter +20%#FF9875

Lighter +10%#FF7242

Darker −10%#DB3800

Darker −20%#A82B00

Darker −30%#751E00

Darker −40%#421100

More saturated +25%#FF4C0F

Less saturated −25%#E15B2D

Channel breakdown

R255

G76

B15

Red255 (100%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue15 (5.9%)

Hue15.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 4C · B 0F

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