Colour

#E27D29

#E27D29
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E27D29 is a orange with RGB values 226, 125, 41 and HSL 27°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#E27D29#E27D29

HEX#E27D29

RGBrgb(226, 125, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.4902, 0.1608

RGB percentages88.6%, 49%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(27.2, 76.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.2, 81.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 44.7%, 81.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,843,177

CSS custom property--colour: #E27D29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#1D82D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B891Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3A028no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F8676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 7.8 Peru · ΔE 16.5 Coral · ΔE 17.3 Dark orange · ΔE 18.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 19.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 7.82, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#298EE2

Analogous#E22932, #E2D929

Triadic#29E27D, #7D29E2

Split complementary#29E2D9, #2932E2

Tetradic#32E229, #298EE2, #D929E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAEADD

Lighter +30%#F4CFB0

Lighter +20%#EEB483

Lighter +10%#E89856

Darker −10%#BE641A

Darker −20%#914D14

Darker −30%#64350E

Darker −40%#371D08

More saturated +25%#FF7A0C

Less saturated −25%#C48047

Channel breakdown

R226

G125

B41

Red226 (88.6%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue27.24°

Saturation (HSL)76.13%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 7D · B 29

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