Colour

#FF8238

#FF8238
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Coral

#FF8238 is a orange with RGB values 255, 130, 56 and HSL 22°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#FF8238#FF8238

HEX#FF8238

RGBrgb(255, 130, 56)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5098, 0.2196

RGB percentages100%, 51%, 22%

HSLhsl(22.3, 100%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.3, 78%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 49%, 78%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,745,016

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8238;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37511WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#007DC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6932Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4B035no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6773no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 12 Chocolate · ΔE 13.3 Dark orange · ΔE 17.4 Tomato · ΔE 20.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.3 Peru · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#38B5FF

Analogous#FF3852, #FFE538

Triadic#38FF82, #8238FF

Split complementary#38FFE5, #3852FF

Tetradic#52FF38, #38B5FF, #E538FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFE2D1

Lighter +20%#FFC29E

Lighter +10%#FFA26B

Darker −10%#FF6205

Darker −20%#D14E00

Darker −30%#9E3B00

Darker −40%#6B2800

More saturated +25%#FF8238

Less saturated −25%#E68851

Channel breakdown

R255

G130

B56

Red255 (100%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue22.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 82 · B 38

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