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Recognised as Colour

#E2844D

  • #E2844D
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E2844D is a orange with RGB values 226, 132, 77 and HSL 22°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E2844D#E2844D
HEX#E2844D
RGBrgb(226, 132, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.5176, 0.302
RGB percentages88.6%, 51.8%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(22.1, 72%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.1, 65.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 41.6%, 65.9%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,845,005
CSS custom property--colour: #E2844D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33207WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#1D7BB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E8F48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5A44Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F67177no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 10.9Sandy brown · ΔE 12.9Light salmon · ΔE 14.4Coral · ΔE 14.6Chocolate · ΔE 15.8Dark salmon · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 10.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DABE2
Analogous#E24D60, #E2CF4D
Triadic#4DE284, #844DE2
Split complementary#4DE2CE, #4D61E2
Tetradic#61E24D, #4DABE2, #CE4DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFC
Lighter +30%#F7DFD1
Lighter +20%#F0C1A5
Lighter +10%#E9A279
Darker −10%#D96623
Darker −20%#AD521C
Darker −30%#813D15
Darker −40%#55280E
More saturated +25%#FC7D33
Less saturated −25%#C88B67

Channel breakdown

R226
G132
B77
Red226 (88.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue22.15°
Saturation (HSL)71.98%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 84 · B 4D

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