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Recognised as Colour

#E3AC90

  • #E3AC90
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#E3AC90 is a orange with RGB values 227, 172, 144 and HSL 20°, 60%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#E3AC90#E3AC90
HEX#E3AC90
RGBrgb(227, 172, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.6745, 0.5647
RGB percentages89%, 67.5%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(20.2, 59.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.2, 36.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 24.2%, 36.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,920,848
CSS custom property--colour: #E3AC90;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#1C536F

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#BBB18Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7BC90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F1A3A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#90C7E3
Analogous#E3909D, #E3D590
Triadic#90E3AC, #AC90E3
Split complementary#90E3D5, #909DE3
Tetradic#9DE390, #90C7E3, #D590E3

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8E9E1
Lighter +10%#EDCAB9
Darker −10%#D98E67
Darker −20%#CE6F3F
Darker −30%#AE582C
Darker −40%#854322
More saturated +25%#F4A67F
Less saturated −25%#D2B2A1

Channel breakdown

R227
G172
B144
Red227 (89%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue20.24°
Saturation (HSL)59.71%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G AC · B 90

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