Colour

#FF520C

#FF520C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF520C is a orange with RGB values 255, 82, 12 and HSL 17°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF520C#FF520C

HEX#FF520C

RGBrgb(255, 82, 12)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3216, 0.0471

RGB percentages100%, 32.2%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(17.3, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.3, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 67.8%, 95.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,732,684

CSS custom property--colour: #FF520C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#00ADF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#877600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B19D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0248no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 5 Red · ΔE 17.9 Tomato · ΔE 22 Coral · ΔE 28 Chocolate · ΔE 28.5 Dark orange · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CB9FF

Analogous#FF0C40, #FFCC0C

Triadic#0CFF52, #520CFF

Split complementary#0CFFCB, #0C40FF

Tetradic#40FF0C, #0CB9FF, #CB0CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE3D8

Lighter +30%#FFBFA5

Lighter +20%#FF9B72

Lighter +10%#FF763F

Darker −10%#D83E00

Darker −20%#A53000

Darker −30%#722100

Darker −40%#3F1200

More saturated +25%#FF520C

Less saturated −25%#E15F2A

Channel breakdown

R255

G82

B12

Red255 (100%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue17.28°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 52 · B 0C

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