Recognised as Colour
#E56A20
- #E56A20
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E56A20 is a orange with RGB values 229, 106, 32 and HSL 23°, 79%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E56A20#E56A20
HEX#E56A20
RGBrgb(229, 106, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.4157, 0.1255
RGB percentages89.8%, 41.6%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(22.5, 79.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 86%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 86%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,034,912
CSS custom property--colour: #E56A20;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#1A95DF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#209BE5
Analogous#E52038, #E5CD20
Triadic#20E56A, #6A20E5
Split complementary#20E5CC, #2039E5
Tetradic#39E520, #209BE5, #CD20E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G106
B32
Red229 (89.8%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue22.54°
Saturation (HSL)79.12%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 6A · B 20
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