Recognised as Colour
#E5812C
- #E5812C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E5812C is a orange with RGB values 229, 129, 44 and HSL 28°, 78%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E5812C#E5812C
HEX#E5812C
RGBrgb(229, 129, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5059, 0.1725
RGB percentages89.8%, 50.6%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(27.6, 78.1%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.6, 80.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 43.7%, 80.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,040,812
CSS custom property--colour: #E5812C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#1A7ED3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C90E5
Analogous#E52C34, #E5DD2C
Triadic#2CE581, #812CE5
Split complementary#2CE5DD, #2C34E5
Tetradic#34E52C, #2C90E5, #DD2CE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G129
B44
Red229 (89.8%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue27.57°
Saturation (HSL)78.06%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 81 · B 2C
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