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Recognised as Colour

#E38F45

  • #E38F45
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Peru

#E38F45 is a orange with RGB values 227, 143, 69 and HSL 28°, 74%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E38F45#E38F45
HEX#E38F45
RGBrgb(227, 143, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5608, 0.2706
RGB percentages89%, 56.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(28.1, 73.8%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(28.1, 69.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 37%, 69.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,913,349
CSS custom property--colour: #E38F45;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#1C70BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8973Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCAA45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F77D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 7.4Sandy brown · ΔE 8.8Chocolate · ΔE 16.7Light salmon · ΔE 19.5Coral · ΔE 20.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4599E3
Analogous#E3454A, #E3DE45
Triadic#45E38F, #8F45E3
Split complementary#45E3DE, #454AE3
Tetradic#4AE345, #4599E3, #DE45E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFAF6
Lighter +30%#F7DFCA
Lighter +20%#F0C49E
Lighter +10%#EAAA71
Darker −10%#D57520
Darker −20%#A95C19
Darker −30%#7C4413
Darker −40%#502C0C
More saturated +25%#FE8D2A
Less saturated −25%#C89160

Channel breakdown

R227
G143
B69
Red227 (89%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue28.1°
Saturation (HSL)73.83%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 8F · B 45

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