Colour

#E3923E

#E3923E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Peru

#E3923E is a orange with RGB values 227, 146, 62 and HSL 31°, 75%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Peru.

Colour values

#E3923E#E3923E

HEX#E3923E

RGBrgb(227, 146, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.5725, 0.2431

RGB percentages89%, 57.3%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(30.5, 74.7%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.5, 72.7%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 35.7%, 72.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,914,110

CSS custom property--colour: #E3923E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.45:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#1C6DC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AB9934no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAC3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F78080no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Peru · ΔE 9.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 10.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.7 Chocolate · ΔE 17.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.5 Coral · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourPeru (#CD853F)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E8FE3

Analogous#E3403E, #E1E33E

Triadic#3EE392, #923EE3

Split complementary#3EE2E3, #3F3EE3

Tetradic#3EE340, #3E8FE3, #E33EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF7F0

Lighter +30%#F6DDC4

Lighter +20%#F0C497

Lighter +10%#E9AB6B

Darker −10%#D0791E

Darker −20%#A35F18

Darker −30%#774511

Darker −40%#4A2B0B

More saturated +25%#FF9322

Less saturated −25%#C7915A

Channel breakdown

R227

G146

B62

Red227 (89%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue30.55°

Saturation (HSL)74.66%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 92 · B 3E

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