Colour

#E16D28

#E16D28
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E16D28 is a orange with RGB values 225, 109, 40 and HSL 22°, 76%, 52%. 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

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HEX#E16D28

RGBrgb(225, 109, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4275, 0.1569

RGB percentages88.2%, 42.7%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(22.4, 75.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.4, 82.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 51.6%, 82.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,773,544

CSS custom property--colour: #E16D28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#1E92D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8E7E1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9825no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47 from the original

Tritanopia#F75360no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 5.2 Coral · ΔE 12.8 Tomato · ΔE 19.7 Peru · ΔE 21.7 Dark orange · ΔE 22.2 Sandy brown · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 5.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#289CE1

Analogous#E1283F, #E1CA28

Triadic#28E16D, #6D28E1

Split complementary#28E1C9, #2840E1

Tetradic#3FE128, #289CE1, #C928E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE7DB

Lighter +30%#F4C8AE

Lighter +20%#EDAA82

Lighter +10%#E78B55

Darker −10%#BC561A

Darker −20%#8F4214

Darker −30%#622D0E

Darker −40%#361907

More saturated +25%#FF650A

Less saturated −25%#C27547

Channel breakdown

R225

G109

B40

Red225 (88.2%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue22.38°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 6D · B 28

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