Recognised as Colour
#E26F39
- #E26F39
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#E26F39 is a orange with RGB values 226, 111, 57 and HSL 19°, 74%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#E26F39#E26F39
HEX#E26F39
RGBrgb(226, 111, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4353, 0.2235
RGB percentages88.6%, 43.5%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(19.2, 74.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.2, 74.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 50.9%, 74.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,839,609
CSS custom property--colour: #E26F39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#1D90C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39ACE2
Analogous#E23957, #E2C439
Triadic#39E26F, #6F39E2
Split complementary#39E2C4, #3957E2
Tetradic#57E239, #39ACE2, #C439E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G111
B57
Red226 (88.6%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue19.17°
Saturation (HSL)74.45%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 6F · B 39
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