Recognised as Colour
#E44206
- #E44206
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E44206 is a orange with RGB values 228, 66, 6 and HSL 16°, 95%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E44206#E44206
HEX#E44206
RGBrgb(228, 66, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2588, 0.0235
RGB percentages89.4%, 25.9%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(16.2, 94.9%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 97.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 97.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,959,110
CSS custom property--colour: #E44206;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#1BBDF9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#06A8E4
Analogous#E40639, #E4B106
Triadic#06E442, #4206E4
Split complementary#06E4B1, #0639E4
Tetradic#39E406, #06A8E4, #B106E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G66
B6
Red228 (89.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue16.22°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 42 · B 06
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