Colour

#E58A28

#E58A28
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E58A28 is a orange with RGB values 229, 138, 40 and HSL 31°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#E58A28

RGBrgb(229, 138, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.5412, 0.1569

RGB percentages89.8%, 54.1%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(31.1, 78.4%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(31.1, 82.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 39.7%, 82.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,043,112

CSS custom property--colour: #E58A28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#1A75D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A69314no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA829no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Tritanopia#FB7577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 14.6 Dark orange · ΔE 16.2 Peru · ΔE 16.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 19.1 Orange · ΔE 19.2

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2883E5

Analogous#E52B28, #E2E528

Triadic#28E58A, #8A28E5

Split complementary#28E2E5, #2B28E5

Tetradic#28E52B, #2883E5, #E528E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBEDDE

Lighter +30%#F6D4B0

Lighter +20%#F0BC83

Lighter +10%#EBA355

Darker −10%#C27018

Darker −20%#955612

Darker −30%#673C0D

Darker −40%#3A2107

More saturated +25%#FF8B0E

Less saturated −25%#C78946

Channel breakdown

R229

G138

B40

Red229 (89.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue31.11°

Saturation (HSL)78.42%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 8A · B 28

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