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Recognised as Colour

#FF993A

  • #FF993A
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF993A is a orange with RGB values 255, 153, 58 and HSL 29°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF993A#FF993A
HEX#FF993A
RGBrgb(255, 153, 58)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6, 0.2275
RGB percentages100%, 60%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(28.9, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.9, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 40%, 77.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,750,906
CSS custom property--colour: #FF993A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#0066C5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8A42Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0BB3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 14Orange · ΔE 17.7Sandy brown · ΔE 18.3Chocolate · ΔE 18.6Peru · ΔE 21Coral · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3AA0FF
Analogous#FF3A3E, #FFFB3A
Triadic#3AFF99, #993AFF
Split complementary#3AFFFC, #3A3EFF
Tetradic#3EFF3A, #3AA0FF, #FB3AFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFE8D3
Lighter +20%#FFCEA0
Lighter +10%#FFB36D
Darker −10%#FF7F07
Darker −20%#D36600
Darker −30%#A04D00
Darker −40%#6D3500
More saturated +25%#FF993A
Less saturated −25%#E69A53

Channel breakdown

R255
G153
B58
Red255 (100%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue28.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 99 · B 3A

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