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Recognised as Colour

#E16C32

  • #E16C32
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#E16C32 is a orange with RGB values 225, 108, 50 and HSL 20°, 74%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#E16C32#E16C32
HEX#E16C32
RGBrgb(225, 108, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4235, 0.1961
RGB percentages88.2%, 42.4%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(19.9, 74.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.9, 77.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 52%, 77.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,773,298
CSS custom property--colour: #E16C32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#1E93CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#8D7E2Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9982Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F75260no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#32A7E1
Analogous#E1324F, #E1C432
Triadic#32E16C, #6C32E1
Split complementary#32E1C4, #324FE1
Tetradic#4FE132, #32A7E1, #C432E1

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FBECE4
Lighter +30%#F5CCB7
Lighter +20%#EEAC8B
Lighter +10%#E88C5E
Darker −10%#C3541D
Darker −20%#974116
Darker −30%#6A2E10
Darker −40%#3E1B09
More saturated +25%#FE6215
Less saturated −25%#C4764F

Channel breakdown

R225
G108
B50
Red225 (88.2%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue19.89°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 6C · B 32

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