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Recognised as Colour

#E16703

  • #E16703
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#E16703 is a orange with RGB values 225, 103, 3 and HSL 27°, 97%, 45%. 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

#E16703#E16703
HEX#E16703
RGBrgb(225, 103, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4039, 0.0118
RGB percentages88.2%, 40.4%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(27, 97.4%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27, 98.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 54.2%, 98.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,771,971
CSS custom property--colour: #E16703;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1E98FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8B7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A89500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F84958no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#037DE1
Analogous#E1030E, #E1D603
Triadic#03E167, #6703E1
Split complementary#03E1D6, #030EE1
Tetradic#0EE103, #037DE1, #D603E1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FED4B2
Lighter +30%#FDB880
Lighter +20%#FD9C4D
Lighter +10%#FC801B
Darker −10%#AF5002
Darker −20%#7C3902
Darker −30%#4A2201
Darker −40%#180B00
More saturated +25%#E46700
Less saturated −25%#C46A1F

Channel breakdown

R225
G103
B3
Red225 (88.2%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue27.03°
Saturation (HSL)97.37%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 67 · B 03

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