Recognised as Colour
#E36028
- #E36028
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E36028 is a orange with RGB values 227, 96, 40 and HSL 18°, 77%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E36028#E36028
HEX#E36028
RGBrgb(227, 96, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3765, 0.1569
RGB percentages89%, 37.6%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(18, 77%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(18, 82.4%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 57.7%, 82.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,901,288
CSS custom property--colour: #E36028;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#1C9FD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28ABE3
Analogous#E3284D, #E3BE28
Triadic#28E360, #6028E3
Split complementary#28E3BE, #284DE3
Tetradic#4DE328, #28ABE3, #BE28E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G96
B40
Red227 (89%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue17.97°
Saturation (HSL)76.95%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 60 · B 28
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