Recognised as Colour
#E17246
- #E17246
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#E17246 is a orange with RGB values 225, 114, 70 and HSL 17°, 72%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#E17246#E17246
HEX#E17246
RGBrgb(225, 114, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4471, 0.2745
RGB percentages88.2%, 44.7%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(17, 72.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(17, 68.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 49.3%, 68.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,774,854
CSS custom property--colour: #E17246;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#1E8DB9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#46B5E1
Analogous#E14668, #E1BF46
Triadic#46E172, #7246E1
Split complementary#46E1BF, #4668E1
Tetradic#68E146, #46B5E1, #BF46E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G114
B70
Red225 (88.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue17.03°
Saturation (HSL)72.09%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 72 · B 46
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