Colour
#FF8D00
- #FF8D00
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FF8D00 is a orange with RGB values 255, 141, 0 and HSL 33°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FF8D00#FF8D00
HEX#FF8D00
RGBrgb(255, 141, 0)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5529, 0
RGB percentages100%, 55.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(33.2, 100%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.2, 100%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,747,776
CSS custom property--colour: #FF8D00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#0072FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0072FF
Analogous#FF0E00, #F1FF00
Triadic#00FF8D, #8D00FF
Split complementary#00F1FF, #0E00FF
Tetradic#00FF0E, #0072FF, #FF00F1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G141
B0
Red255 (100%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue33.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 8D · B 00
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