Colour

#FF9F3D

#FF9F3D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#FF9F3D is a orange with RGB values 255, 159, 61 and HSL 30°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF9F3D#FF9F3D

HEX#FF9F3D

RGBrgb(255, 159, 61)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.6235, 0.2392

RGB percentages100%, 62.4%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(30.3, 100%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.3, 76.1%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 37.6%, 76.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,752,445

CSS custom property--colour: #FF9F3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.28:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC

Inverted#0060C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BDA82Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#D4BE3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF898Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 15.6 Orange · ΔE 16.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 17.1 Peru · ΔE 20.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Chocolate · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3D9DFF

Analogous#FF3E3D, #FEFF3D

Triadic#3DFF9F, #9F3DFF

Split complementary#3DFEFF, #3E3DFF

Tetradic#3DFF3E, #3D9DFF, #FF3DFE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFEBD6

Lighter +20%#FFD1A3

Lighter +10%#FFB870

Darker −10%#FF860A

Darker −20%#D66C00

Darker −30%#A35200

Darker −40%#703900

More saturated +25%#FF9F3D

Less saturated −25%#E79F55

Channel breakdown

R255

G159

B61

Red255 (100%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue30.31°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 9F · B 3D

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Colour harmonies

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