Recognised as Colour
#E2420C
- #E2420C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E2420C is a orange with RGB values 226, 66, 12 and HSL 15°, 90%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E2420C#E2420C
HEX#E2420C
RGBrgb(226, 66, 12)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2588, 0.0471
RGB percentages88.6%, 25.9%, 4.7%
HSLhsl(15.1, 89.9%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.1, 94.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 70.8%, 94.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,828,044
CSS custom property--colour: #E2420C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#1DBDF3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0CACE2
Analogous#E20C41, #E2AD0C
Triadic#0CE242, #420CE2
Split complementary#0CE2AD, #0C41E2
Tetradic#41E20C, #0CACE2, #AD0CE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G66
B12
Red226 (88.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue12 (4.7%)
Hue15.14°
Saturation (HSL)89.92%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 42 · B 0C
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