Recognised as Colour
#E26231
- #E26231
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#E26231 is a orange with RGB values 226, 98, 49 and HSL 17°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#E26231#E26231
HEX#E26231
RGBrgb(226, 98, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3843, 0.1922
RGB percentages88.6%, 38.4%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(16.6, 75.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.6, 78.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.6%, 78.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,836,273
CSS custom property--colour: #E26231;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#1D9DCE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#31B1E2
Analogous#E23158, #E2BB31
Triadic#31E262, #6231E2
Split complementary#31E2BB, #3159E2
Tetradic#59E231, #31B1E2, #BB31E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G98
B49
Red226 (88.6%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue16.61°
Saturation (HSL)75.32%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 62 · B 31
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