Recognised as Colour
#E16E32
- #E16E32
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E16E32 is a orange with RGB values 225, 110, 50 and HSL 21°, 74%, 54%. 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
#E16E32#E16E32
HEX#E16E32
RGBrgb(225, 110, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4314, 0.1961
RGB percentages88.2%, 43.1%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(20.6, 74.5%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.6, 77.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 51.1%, 77.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,773,810
CSS custom property--colour: #E16E32;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#1E91CD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#32A5E1
Analogous#E1324E, #E1C532
Triadic#32E16E, #6E32E1
Split complementary#32E1C5, #324EE1
Tetradic#4EE132, #32A5E1, #C532E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G110
B50
Red225 (88.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue20.57°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 6E · B 32
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