Recognised as Colour

#E4551C

#E4551C
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E4551C is a orange with RGB values 228, 85, 28 and HSL 17°, 79%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E4551C#E4551C

HEX#E4551C

RGBrgb(228, 85, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3333, 0.1098

RGB percentages89.4%, 33.3%, 11%

HSLhsl(17.1, 78.7%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 87.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 62.7%, 87.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,963,996

CSS custom property--colour: #E4551C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#1BAAE3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7F700Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29012no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59 from the original

Tritanopia#FB2C4Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 14.3 Chocolate · ΔE 16.3 Coral · ΔE 17.9 Orange red · ΔE 18.4 Firebrick · ΔE 26 Dark orange · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 14.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1CABE4

Analogous#E41C47, #E4B91C

Triadic#1CE455, #551CE4

Split complementary#1CE4B9, #1C47E4

Tetradic#47E41C, #1CABE4, #B91CE4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FADED2

Lighter +30%#F4BBA5

Lighter +20%#EF9977

Lighter +10%#E9774A

Darker −10%#B74416

Darker −20%#8A3310

Darker −30%#5C220B

Darker −40%#2E1106

More saturated +25%#FF4901

Less saturated −25%#C4633C

Channel breakdown

R228

G85

B28

Red228 (89.4%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue17.1°

Saturation (HSL)78.74%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 55 · B 1C

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