#ff7842

Color #ff7842

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Coral #ff7f50 · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class orange-500 #ff6900 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ff7842

RGB

rgb(255, 120, 66)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 100%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 74.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 74.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(65.82, 48.09, 52.84)

LCH

lch(65.82, 71.45, 47.69)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1783, 41.13)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 25.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42c9ff

Analogous

#ff426a

#ff7842

#ffd642

Triadic

#ff7842

#42ff78

#7842ff

Split-complementary

#ff7842

#42ffd6

#426aff

Tetradic

#ff7842

#c9ff42

#42c9ff

#7842ff

Square

#ff7842

#6aff42

#42c9ff

#d642ff

Shades

Color #ff7842 mixed toward black.

#ff510c

#d63d00

#a02e00

#6b1e00

#350f00

Tints

Color #ff7842 mixed toward white.

#ff8e61

#ffa581

#ffbba0

#ffd2c0

#ffe8df

Tones

Color #ff7842 mixed toward gray.

#ef7e52

#df8561

#d08c71

#c09381

#b09a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d3d153 · ΔE 41.6

Deuteranopia

#d9e157 · ΔE 45.7

Tritanopia

#fa5e60 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 27.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ff7842;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ff7842]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ff7842 (#ff7842) is rgb(255, 120, 66) in RGB.

No, #ff7842 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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