Recognised as Colour
#E26D2E
- #E26D2E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E26D2E is a orange with RGB values 226, 109, 46 and HSL 21°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E26D2E#E26D2E
HEX#E26D2E
RGBrgb(226, 109, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4275, 0.1804
RGB percentages88.6%, 42.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(21, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 51.8%, 79.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,839,086
CSS custom property--colour: #E26D2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#1D92D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EA3E2
Analogous#E22E49, #E2C72E
Triadic#2EE26D, #6D2EE2
Split complementary#2EE2C7, #2E49E2
Tetradic#49E22E, #2EA3E2, #C72EE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G109
B46
Red226 (88.6%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue21°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 6D · B 2E
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