Recognised as Colour
#E2734D
- #E2734D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#E2734D is a orange with RGB values 226, 115, 77 and HSL 15°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#E2734D#E2734D
HEX#E2734D
RGBrgb(226, 115, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.451, 0.302
RGB percentages88.6%, 45.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(15.3, 72%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(15.3, 65.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 49.1%, 65.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,840,653
CSS custom property--colour: #E2734D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1
Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#1D8CB2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4DBCE2
Analogous#E24D71, #E2BE4D
Triadic#4DE273, #734DE2
Split complementary#4DE2BE, #4D71E2
Tetradic#72E24D, #4DBCE2, #BE4DE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G115
B77
Red226 (88.6%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue15.3°
Saturation (HSL)71.98%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 73 · B 4D
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