Colour

#FF7C35

#FF7C35
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#FF7C35 is a orange with RGB values 255, 124, 53 and HSL 21°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#FF7C35#FF7C35

HEX#FF7C35

RGBrgb(255, 124, 53)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4863, 0.2078

RGB percentages100%, 48.6%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(21.1, 100%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.1, 79.2%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 51.4%, 79.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,743,477

CSS custom property--colour: #FF7C35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#0083CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A18F2Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1AD32no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 12 Chocolate · ΔE 13.8 Tomato · ΔE 18.3 Dark orange · ΔE 18.6 Orange red · ΔE 25.7 Sandy brown · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35B8FF

Analogous#FF3553, #FFE135

Triadic#35FF7C, #7C35FF

Split complementary#35FFE1, #3553FF

Tetradic#53FF35, #35B8FF, #E135FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFDFCE

Lighter +20%#FFBE9B

Lighter +10%#FF9D68

Darker −10%#FF5B02

Darker −20%#CE4800

Darker −30%#9B3600

Darker −40%#682500

More saturated +25%#FF7C35

Less saturated −25%#E6834E

Channel breakdown

R255

G124

B53

Red255 (100%)

Green124 (48.6%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue21.09°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 7C · B 35

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