Colour

#FF8A29

#FF8A29
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF8A29 is a orange with RGB values 255, 138, 41 and HSL 27°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF8A29#FF8A29

HEX#FF8A29

RGBrgb(255, 138, 41)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.5412, 0.1608

RGB percentages100%, 54.1%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(27.2, 100%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 83.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 45.9%, 83.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,747,049

CSS custom property--colour: #FF8A29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#0075D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AD9914no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C9B327no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7078no 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 text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9.1 Chocolate · ΔE 16.5 Orange · ΔE 20 Coral · ΔE 20.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.4 Peru · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#299EFF

Analogous#FF2933, #FFF529

Triadic#29FF8A, #8A29FF

Split complementary#29FFF5, #2933FF

Tetradic#33FF29, #299EFF, #F529FF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFAF5

Lighter +30%#FFDEC2

Lighter +20%#FFC28F

Lighter +10%#FFA65C

Darker −10%#F56F00

Darker −20%#C25800

Darker −30%#8F4100

Darker −40%#5C2A00

More saturated +25%#FF8A29

Less saturated −25%#E48D44

Channel breakdown

R255

G138

B41

Red255 (100%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue27.2°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 8A · B 29

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