Colour

#FF840C

#FF840C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF840C is a orange with RGB values 255, 132, 12 and HSL 30°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF840C#FF840C

HEX#FF840C

RGBrgb(255, 132, 12)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5176, 0.0471

RGB percentages100%, 51.8%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(29.6, 100%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 95.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 48.2%, 95.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,745,484

CSS custom property--colour: #FF840C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#959595

Inverted#007BF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B005no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6771no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 5.2 Orange · ΔE 19.4 Chocolate · ΔE 20.4 Coral · ΔE 25.7 Orange red · ΔE 29 Tomato · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C87FF

Analogous#FF0C0E, #FFFD0C

Triadic#0CFF84, #840CFF

Split complementary#0CFFFD, #0C0EFF

Tetradic#0EFF0C, #0C87FF, #FD0CFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEBD8

Lighter +30%#FFD1A5

Lighter +20%#FFB872

Lighter +10%#FF9E3F

Darker −10%#D86B00

Darker −20%#A55100

Darker −30%#723800

Darker −40%#3F1F00

More saturated +25%#FF840C

Less saturated −25%#E1842A

Channel breakdown

R255

G132

B12

Red255 (100%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue29.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 84 · B 0C

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