Recognised as Colour

#E15C2D

#E15C2D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E15C2D is a orange with RGB values 225, 92, 45 and HSL 16°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E15C2D#E15C2D

HEX#E15C2D

RGBrgb(225, 92, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3608, 0.1765

RGB percentages88.2%, 36.1%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(15.7, 75%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.7, 80%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 59.1%, 80%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,769,197

CSS custom property--colour: #E15C2D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1

Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#1EA3D2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#827326no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29128no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F73B53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 11.6 Coral · ΔE 12.7 Chocolate · ΔE 13.6 Firebrick · ΔE 22.6 Salmon · ΔE 25.3 Orange red · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2DB2E1

Analogous#E12D58, #E1B62D

Triadic#2DE15C, #5C2DE1

Split complementary#2DE1B6, #2D58E1

Tetradic#58E12D, #2DB2E1, #B62DE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBE7DF

Lighter +30%#F4C4B3

Lighter +20%#EEA186

Lighter +10%#E77F5A

Darker −10%#C0461B

Darker −20%#933615

Darker −30%#66260F

Darker −40%#3A1508

More saturated +25%#FF4E0F

Less saturated −25%#C36A4B

Channel breakdown

R225

G92

B45

Red225 (88.2%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue15.67°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 5C · B 2D

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