Colour

#FF7E2E

#FF7E2E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#FF7E2E is a orange with RGB values 255, 126, 46 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 Chocolate.

Colour values

#FF7E2E#FF7E2E

HEX#FF7E2E

RGBrgb(255, 126, 46)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.4941, 0.1804

RGB percentages100%, 49.4%, 18%

HSLhsl(23, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23, 82%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 50.6%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,743,982

CSS custom property--colour: #FF7E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1

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

Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#0081D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39120no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AE2Ano 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 41.1 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 text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 14.4 Coral · ΔE 15.1 Dark orange · ΔE 15.2 Tomato · ΔE 21.5 Orange red · ΔE 25.8 Orange · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 14.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2EAFFF

Analogous#FF2E47, #FFE62E

Triadic#2EFF7E, #7E2EFF

Split complementary#2EFFE6, #2E47FF

Tetradic#47FF2E, #2EAFFF, #E62EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCFA

Lighter +30%#FFDCC7

Lighter +20%#FFBD94

Lighter +10%#FF9D61

Darker −10%#FA6000

Darker −20%#C74C00

Darker −30%#943900

Darker −40%#612500

More saturated +25%#FF7E2E

Less saturated −25%#E58448

Channel breakdown

R255

G126

B46

Red255 (100%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue22.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 7E · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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