Recognised as Colour
#E05B21
- #E05B21
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E05B21 is a orange with RGB values 224, 91, 33 and HSL 18°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E05B21#E05B21
HEX#E05B21
RGBrgb(224, 91, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3569, 0.1294
RGB percentages87.8%, 35.7%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(18.2, 75.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18.2, 85.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 59.4%, 85.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,703,393
CSS custom property--colour: #E05B21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#1FA4DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21A6E0
Analogous#E02146, #E0BB21
Triadic#21E05B, #5B21E0
Split complementary#21E0BB, #2146E0
Tetradic#46E021, #21A6E0, #BB21E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G91
B33
Red224 (87.8%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue18.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 5B · B 21
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