Colour

#FF8422

#FF8422
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF8422 is a orange with RGB values 255, 132, 34 and HSL 27°, 100%, 57%. 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

#FF8422#FF8422

HEX#FF8422

RGBrgb(255, 132, 34)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5176, 0.1333

RGB percentages100%, 51.8%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(26.6, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.6, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 48.2%, 86.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,745,506

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1

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

Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#007BDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89406no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B01Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6872no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 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 text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9 Chocolate · ΔE 16.8 Coral · ΔE 20.7 Orange · ΔE 21.8 Tomato · ΔE 27.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#229DFF

Analogous#FF222E, #FFF222

Triadic#22FF84, #8422FF

Split complementary#22FFF2, #222FFF

Tetradic#2FFF22, #229DFF, #F322FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF6EE

Lighter +30%#FFD9BB

Lighter +20%#FFBD88

Lighter +10%#FFA055

Darker −10%#EE6A00

Darker −20%#BB5300

Darker −30%#883C00

Darker −40%#552600

More saturated +25%#FF8422

Less saturated −25%#E3873E

Channel breakdown

R255

G132

B34

Red255 (100%)

Green132 (51.8%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue26.61°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 84 · B 22

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