Colour

#FF6222

#FF6222
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF6222 is a orange with RGB values 255, 98, 34 and HSL 17°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF6222#FF6222

HEX#FF6222

RGBrgb(255, 98, 34)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3843, 0.1333

RGB percentages100%, 38.4%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(17.4, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.4, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 61.6%, 86.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,736,802

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#009DDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#907F14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A218no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3756no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 13 Tomato · ΔE 16.5 Coral · ΔE 20.1 Chocolate · ΔE 21.8 Red · ΔE 24.9 Dark orange · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22BFFF

Analogous#FF2251, #FFD122

Triadic#22FF62, #6222FF

Split complementary#22FFD0, #2251FF

Tetradic#51FF22, #22BFFF, #D022FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF3EE

Lighter +30%#FFCFBB

Lighter +20%#FFAA88

Lighter +10%#FF8655

Darker −10%#EE4500

Darker −20%#BB3600

Darker −30%#882700

Darker −40%#551900

More saturated +25%#FF6222

Less saturated −25%#E36E3E

Channel breakdown

R255

G98

B34

Red255 (100%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue17.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 62 · B 22

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