Colour

#FF8917

#FF8917
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF8917 is a orange with RGB values 255, 137, 23 and HSL 29°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF8917#FF8917

HEX#FF8917

RGBrgb(255, 137, 23)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5373, 0.0902

RGB percentages100%, 53.7%, 9%

HSLhsl(29.5, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.5, 91%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 46.3%, 91%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,746,775

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8917;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#0076E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8B314no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF6E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 4.4 Orange · ΔE 17.5 Chocolate · ΔE 19.6 Coral · ΔE 25 Sandy brown · ΔE 29.6 Peru · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 4.43, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#178DFF

Analogous#FF1719, #FFFD17

Triadic#17FF89, #8917FF

Split complementary#17FFFD, #1719FF

Tetradic#19FF17, #178DFF, #FD17FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFF1E3

Lighter +30%#FFD7B0

Lighter +20%#FFBD7D

Lighter +10%#FFA34A

Darker −10%#E37000

Darker −20%#B05600

Darker −30%#7D3D00

Darker −40%#4A2400

More saturated +25%#FF8917

Less saturated −25%#E28934

Channel breakdown

R255

G137

B23

Red255 (100%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue29.48°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 89 · B 17

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