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Recognised as Colour

#FF741D

  • #FF741D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF741D is a orange with RGB values 255, 116, 29 and HSL 23°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF741D#FF741D
HEX#FF741D
RGBrgb(255, 116, 29)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.4549, 0.1137
RGB percentages100%, 45.5%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(23.1, 100%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.1, 88.6%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 88.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,405
CSS custom property--colour: #FF741D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#008BE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#9C8A02no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEA915no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5365no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1DA8FF
Analogous#FF1D37, #FFE51D
Triadic#1DFF74, #741DFF
Split complementary#1DFFE5, #1D37FF
Tetradic#37FF1D, #1DA8FF, #E51DFF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF1E9
Lighter +30%#FFD2B6
Lighter +20%#FFB383
Lighter +10%#FF9350
Darker −10%#E95A00
Darker −20%#B64600
Darker −30%#833200
Darker −40%#501F00
More saturated +25%#FF741D
Less saturated −25%#E37B39

Channel breakdown

R255
G116
B29
Red255 (100%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue23.1°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 74 · B 1D

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