Colour

#FF7E2C

#FF7E2C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF7E2C is a orange with RGB values 255, 126, 44 and HSL 23°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF7E2C#FF7E2C

HEX#FF7E2C

RGBrgb(255, 126, 44)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4941, 0.1725

RGB percentages100%, 49.4%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(23.3, 100%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.3, 82.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 50.6%, 82.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,743,980

CSS custom property--colour: #FF7E2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#0081D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3911Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AE28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF616Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 14.6 Chocolate · ΔE 14.7 Coral · ΔE 15.9 Tomato · ΔE 22.1 Orange red · ΔE 25.7 Orange · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 14.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CADFF

Analogous#FF2C44, #FFE82C

Triadic#2CFF7E, #7E2CFF

Split complementary#2CFFE8, #2C43FF

Tetradic#44FF2C, #2CADFF, #E72CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFBF8

Lighter +30%#FFDCC5

Lighter +20%#FFBC92

Lighter +10%#FF9D5F

Darker −10%#F86000

Darker −20%#C54D00

Darker −30%#923900

Darker −40%#5F2500

More saturated +25%#FF7E2C

Less saturated −25%#E58446

Channel breakdown

R255

G126

B44

Red255 (100%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue23.32°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 7E · B 2C

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