Colour
#FF9B2E
- #FF9B2E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FF9B2E is a orange with RGB values 255, 155, 46 and HSL 31°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#FF9B2E#FF9B2E
HEX#FF9B2E
RGBrgb(255, 155, 46)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6078, 0.1804
RGB percentages100%, 60.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(31.3, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.3, 82%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,406
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9B2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#0064D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E92FF
Analogous#FF322E, #FBFF2E
Triadic#2EFF9B, #9B2EFF
Split complementary#2EFBFF, #322EFF
Tetradic#2EFF32, #2E92FF, #FF2EFB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G155
B46
Red255 (100%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue31.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9B · B 2E
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