Recognised as Colour

#FF6A1F

#FF6A1F
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF6A1F is a orange with RGB values 255, 106, 31 and HSL 20°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF6A1F#FF6A1F

HEX#FF6A1F

RGBrgb(255, 106, 31)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4157, 0.1216

RGB percentages100%, 41.6%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(20.1, 100%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(20.1, 87.8%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 58.4%, 87.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,738,847

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6A1F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#0095E0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95840Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAA515no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF445Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 15.8 Tomato · ΔE 19 Coral · ΔE 19.7 Chocolate · ΔE 19.7 Dark orange · ΔE 20.8 Red · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1FB4FF

Analogous#FF1F44, #FFDA1F

Triadic#1FFF6A, #6A1FFF

Split complementary#1FFFDA, #1F44FF

Tetradic#44FF1F, #1FB4FF, #DA1FFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF2EB

Lighter +30%#FFD0B8

Lighter +20%#FFAE85

Lighter +10%#FF8C52

Darker −10%#EB4F00

Darker −20%#B83E00

Darker −30%#852D00

Darker −40%#521B00

More saturated +25%#FF6A1F

Less saturated −25%#E3733B

Channel breakdown

R255

G106

B31

Red255 (100%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue20.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 6A · B 1F

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