Colour

#E16E28

#E16E28
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E16E28 is a orange with RGB values 225, 110, 40 and HSL 23°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#E16E28

RGBrgb(225, 110, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4314, 0.1569

RGB percentages88.2%, 43.1%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(22.7, 75.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.7, 82.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 51.1%, 82.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,773,800

CSS custom property--colour: #E16E28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#1E91D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F7F1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AB9925no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F75460no 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 text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 4.9 Coral · ΔE 13 Tomato · ΔE 20.2 Peru · ΔE 21.3 Dark orange · ΔE 21.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 4.91, a close match

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#289BE1

Analogous#E1283F, #E1CB28

Triadic#28E16E, #6E28E1

Split complementary#28E1CB, #283EE1

Tetradic#3EE128, #289BE1, #CA28E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE7DB

Lighter +30%#F4C9AE

Lighter +20%#EDAA82

Lighter +10%#E78C55

Darker −10%#BC571A

Darker −20%#8F4314

Darker −30%#622E0E

Darker −40%#361907

More saturated +25%#FF670A

Less saturated −25%#C27547

Channel breakdown

R225

G110

B40

Red225 (88.2%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue22.7°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 6E · B 28

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