Recognised as Colour

#E1874E

#E1874E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#E1874E is a orange with RGB values 225, 135, 78 and HSL 23°, 71%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E1874E#E1874E

HEX#E1874E

RGBrgb(225, 135, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5294, 0.3059

RGB percentages88.2%, 52.9%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(23.3, 71%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.3, 65.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 40%, 65.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,780,238

CSS custom property--colour: #E1874E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33886WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#1E78B1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A19148no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A54Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F5757Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 11.3 Light salmon · ΔE 14.3 Coral · ΔE 16.3 Chocolate · ΔE 16.8 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EA8E1

Analogous#E14E5F, #E1D14E

Triadic#4EE187, #874EE1

Split complementary#4EE1D0, #4E5FE1

Tetradic#5FE14E, #4EA8E1, #D04EE1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFDFC

Lighter +30%#F7E0D1

Lighter +20%#F0C2A5

Lighter +10%#E8A57A

Darker −10%#D76A25

Darker −20%#AC541D

Darker −30%#803F16

Darker −40%#552A0E

More saturated +25%#FB8134

Less saturated −25%#C78D68

Channel breakdown

R225

G135

B78

Red225 (88.2%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue23.27°

Saturation (HSL)71.01%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 87 · B 4E

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