Recognised as Colour
#E1642A
- #E1642A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E1642A is a orange with RGB values 225, 100, 42 and HSL 19°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E1642A#E1642A
HEX#E1642A
RGBrgb(225, 100, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3922, 0.1647
RGB percentages88.2%, 39.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(19, 75.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19, 81.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 55.6%, 81.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,771,242
CSS custom property--colour: #E1642A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1E9BD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AA7E1
Analogous#E12A4C, #E1C02A
Triadic#2AE164, #642AE1
Split complementary#2AE1C0, #2A4BE1
Tetradic#4BE12A, #2AA7E1, #C02AE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G100
B42
Red225 (88.2%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue19.02°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 64 · B 2A
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