Recognised as Colour
#E16D41
- #E16D41
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#E16D41 is a orange with RGB values 225, 109, 65 and HSL 17°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#E16D41#E16D41
HEX#E16D41
RGBrgb(225, 109, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4275, 0.2549
RGB percentages88.2%, 42.7%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(16.5, 72.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.5, 71.1%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 51.6%, 71.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,773,569
CSS custom property--colour: #E16D41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#1E92BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41B5E1
Analogous#E14165, #E1BD41
Triadic#41E16D, #6D41E1
Split complementary#41E1BD, #4165E1
Tetradic#65E141, #41B5E1, #BD41E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G109
B65
Red225 (88.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue16.5°
Saturation (HSL)72.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 6D · B 41
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