Recognised as Colour

#E54500

#E54500
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#E54500 is a orange with RGB values 229, 69, 0 and HSL 18°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#E54500#E54500

HEX#E54500

RGBrgb(229, 69, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2706, 0

RGB percentages89.8%, 27.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(18.1, 100%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.1, 100%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 69.9%, 100%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,025,408

CSS custom property--colour: #E54500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20914WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#1ABAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8B00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FD003Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 10.6 Tomato · ΔE 20 Red · ΔE 20.7 Chocolate · ΔE 24 Coral · ΔE 26.2 Firebrick · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 10.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A0E5

Analogous#E5002D, #E5B800

Triadic#00E545, #4500E5

Split complementary#00E5B8, #002DE5

Tetradic#2EE500, #00A0E5, #B800E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC9B2

Lighter +30%#FFA67F

Lighter +20%#FF824C

Lighter +10%#FF5E19

Darker −10%#B23600

Darker −20%#7F2600

Darker −30%#4C1700

Darker −40%#190800

More saturated +25%#E54500

Less saturated −25%#C8501D

Channel breakdown

R229

G69

Red229 (89.8%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue18.08°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 45 · B 00

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