#f9742d

Color #f9742d

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Coral #ff7f50 · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class orange-500 #ff6900 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#f9742d

RGB

rgb(249, 116, 45)

HSL

hsl(20.9, 94.4%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.9, 81.9%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 81.9%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(64.02, 47.05, 60.17)

LCH

lch(64.02, 76.38, 51.98)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.1813, 44.91)

HWB

hwb(20.9, 17.6%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2db2f9

Analogous

#f92d4c

#f9742d

#f9da2d

Triadic

#f9742d

#2df974

#742df9

Split-complementary

#f9742d

#2df9da

#2d4cf9

Tetradic

#f9742d

#b2f92d

#2db2f9

#742df9

Square

#f9742d

#4cf92d

#2db2f9

#da2df9

Shades

Color #f9742d mixed toward black.

#ee5707

#be4605

#8f3404

#5f2303

#301101

Tints

Color #f9742d mixed toward white.

#fa8b50

#fba273

#fcb996

#fdd1b9

#fee8dc

Tones

Color #f9742d mixed toward gray.

#e8793e

#d77e4f

#c68360

#b58971

#a48e82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcc47 · ΔE 40.3

Deuteranopia

#d4dc4b · ΔE 44.1

Tritanopia

#f45558 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #f9742d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f9742d]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#f9742d (#f9742d) is rgb(249, 116, 45) in RGB.

No, #f9742d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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