Recognised as Colour
#E1682A
- #E1682A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E1682A is a orange with RGB values 225, 104, 42 and HSL 20°, 75%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E1682A#E1682A
HEX#E1682A
RGBrgb(225, 104, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4078, 0.1647
RGB percentages88.2%, 40.8%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(20.3, 75.3%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.3, 81.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 53.8%, 81.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,772,266
CSS custom property--colour: #E1682A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#1E97D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AA3E1
Analogous#E12A48, #E1C32A
Triadic#2AE168, #682AE1
Split complementary#2AE1C3, #2A48E1
Tetradic#48E12A, #2AA3E1, #C32AE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G104
B42
Red225 (88.2%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue20.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.31%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 68 · B 2A
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