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Colour

#FF6F0E

  • #FF6F0E
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF6F0E is a orange with RGB values 255, 111, 14 and HSL 24°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF6F0E#FF6F0E
HEX#FF6F0E
RGBrgb(255, 111, 14)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4353, 0.0549
RGB percentages100%, 43.5%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(24.1, 100%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.1, 94.5%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 56.5%, 94.5%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,740,110
CSS custom property--colour: #FF6F0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#0090F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCA700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4B60no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 16.3Orange red · ΔE 17.9Chocolate · ΔE 20.8Coral · ΔE 23.4Tomato · ΔE 24.5Orange · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E9EFF
Analogous#FF0E25, #FFE80E
Triadic#0EFF6F, #6F0EFF
Split complementary#0EFFE8, #0E25FF
Tetradic#25FF0E, #0E9EFF, #E80EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE9DA
Lighter +30%#FFCAA7
Lighter +20%#FFAC74
Lighter +10%#FF8D41
Darker −10%#DA5800
Darker −20%#A74300
Darker −30%#742F00
Darker −40%#411A00
More saturated +25%#FF6F0E
Less saturated −25%#E1752C

Channel breakdown

R255
G111
B14
Red255 (100%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue24.15°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 6F · B 0E

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