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Colour

#FF9252

  • #FF9252
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Coral

#FF9252 is a orange with RGB values 255, 146, 82 and HSL 22°, 100%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.

Colour values

#FF9252#FF9252
HEX#FF9252
RGBrgb(255, 146, 82)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.5725, 0.3216
RGB percentages100%, 57.3%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(22.2, 100%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.2, 67.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 42.7%, 67.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,749,138
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9252;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#006DAD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B19F4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBB851no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Coral · ΔE 10.7Sandy brown · ΔE 13.8Chocolate · ΔE 16.3Light salmon · ΔE 17.3Peru · ΔE 17.6Salmon · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourCoral (#FF7F50)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#52BFFF
Analogous#FF5269, #FFE852
Triadic#52FF92, #9252FF
Split complementary#52FFE9, #5268FF
Tetradic#69FF52, #52BFFF, #E952FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFF2EB
Lighter +20%#FFD2B8
Lighter +10%#FFB285
Darker −10%#FF721F
Darker −20%#EB5700
Darker −30%#B84400
Darker −40%#853100
More saturated +25%#FF9252
Less saturated −25%#E99868

Channel breakdown

R255
G146
B82
Red255 (100%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue22.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 92 · B 52

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