Recognised as Colour
#E09227
- #E09227
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#E09227 is a orange with RGB values 224, 146, 39 and HSL 35°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#E09227#E09227
HEX#E09227
RGBrgb(224, 146, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.5725, 0.1529
RGB percentages87.8%, 57.3%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(34.7, 74.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.7, 82.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 34.8%, 82.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,717,479
CSS custom property--colour: #E09227;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#1F6DD8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2775E0
Analogous#E03627, #D2E027
Triadic#27E092, #9227E0
Split complementary#27D1E0, #3527E0
Tetradic#27E036, #2775E0, #E027D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G146
B39
Red224 (87.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue34.7°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 92 · B 27
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