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Recognised as Colour

#FF6D06

  • #FF6D06
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF6D06 is a orange with RGB values 255, 109, 6 and HSL 25°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF6D06#FF6D06
HEX#FF6D06
RGBrgb(255, 109, 6)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4275, 0.0235
RGB percentages100%, 42.7%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(24.8, 100%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.8, 97.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 57.3%, 97.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,739,590
CSS custom property--colour: #FF6D06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#0092F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#988500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBA600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF485Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 16.8Orange red · ΔE 17.1Chocolate · ΔE 21.9Coral · ΔE 24.7Tomato · ΔE 25.3Red · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0698FF
Analogous#FF061B, #FFEA06
Triadic#06FF6D, #6D06FF
Split complementary#06FFEA, #061BFF
Tetradic#1BFF06, #0698FF, #EA06FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE5D2
Lighter +30%#FFC79F
Lighter +20%#FFA96C
Lighter +10%#FF8B39
Darker −10%#D25700
Darker −20%#9F4200
Darker −30%#6C2D00
Darker −40%#391800
More saturated +25%#FF6D06
Less saturated −25%#E07225

Channel breakdown

R255
G109
B6
Red255 (100%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue24.82°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 6D · B 06

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