Recognised as Colour
#E09127
- #E09127
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#E09127 is a orange with RGB values 224, 145, 39 and HSL 34°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#E09127#E09127
HEX#E09127
RGBrgb(224, 145, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.5686, 0.1529
RGB percentages87.8%, 56.9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(34.4, 74.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.4, 82.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 35.3%, 82.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,717,223
CSS custom property--colour: #E09127;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.25:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#1F6ED8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2776E0
Analogous#E03527, #D2E027
Triadic#27E091, #9127E0
Split complementary#27D3E0, #3427E0
Tetradic#27E034, #2776E0, #E027D3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G145
B39
Red224 (87.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue34.38°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 91 · B 27
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