Recognised as Colour
#E1895E
- #E1895E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Light salmon
#E1895E is a orange with RGB values 225, 137, 94 and HSL 20°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.
Colour values
#E1895E#E1895E
HEX#E1895E
RGBrgb(225, 137, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.5373, 0.3686
RGB percentages88.2%, 53.7%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(19.7, 68.6%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.7, 58.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 39.1%, 58.2%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,780,766
CSS custom property--colour: #E1895E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1E76A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5EB6E1
Analogous#E15E74, #E1CB5E
Triadic#5EE189, #895EE1
Split complementary#5EE1CB, #5E74E1
Tetradic#74E15E, #5EB6E1, #CB5EE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G137
B94
Red225 (88.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue19.69°
Saturation (HSL)68.59%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 89 · B 5E
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