Colour
#FF9C2E
- #FF9C2E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#FF9C2E is a orange with RGB values 255, 156, 46 and HSL 32°, 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
#FF9C2E#FF9C2E
HEX#FF9C2E
RGBrgb(255, 156, 46)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.1804
RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(31.6, 100%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.6, 82%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 82%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,662
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#0063D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E91FF
Analogous#FF332E, #FAFF2E
Triadic#2EFF9C, #9C2EFF
Split complementary#2EFAFF, #332EFF
Tetradic#2EFF33, #2E91FF, #FF2EFA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R255
G156
B46
Red255 (100%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue31.58°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 2E
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