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Colour

#FF8F22

  • #FF8F22
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF8F22 is a orange with RGB values 255, 143, 34 and HSL 30°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF8F22#FF8F22
HEX#FF8F22
RGBrgb(255, 143, 34)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5608, 0.1333
RGB percentages100%, 56.1%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(29.6, 100%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.6, 86.7%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 43.9%, 86.7%, 0%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,748,322
CSS custom property--colour: #FF8F22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.2:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#0070DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B19C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB621no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2292FF
Analogous#FF2223, #FFFD22
Triadic#22FF8F, #8F22FF
Split complementary#22FFFE, #2223FF
Tetradic#24FF22, #2292FF, #FE22FF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFF6EE
Lighter +30%#FFDDBB
Lighter +20%#FFC388
Lighter +10%#FFA955
Darker −10%#EE7500
Darker −20%#BB5C00
Darker −30%#884300
Darker −40%#552A00
More saturated +25%#FF8F22
Less saturated −25%#E38F3E

Channel breakdown

R255
G143
B34
Red255 (100%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue29.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 8F · B 22

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