Colour
#FF7F00
- #FF7F00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FF7F00 is a orange with RGB values 255, 127, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 50%. 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
#FF7F00#FF7F00
HEX#FF7F00
RGBrgb(255, 127, 0)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.498, 0
RGB percentages100%, 49.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(29.9, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.9, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 50.2%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,744,192
CSS custom property--colour: #FF7F00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#0080FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0080FF
Analogous#FF0000, #FFFE00
Triadic#00FF7F, #7F00FF
Split complementary#00FFFF, #0000FF
Tetradic#01FF00, #0080FF, #FF00FF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G127
B0
Red255 (100%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue29.88°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 7F · B 00
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