Recognised as Colour

#E65500

#E65500
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#E65500 is a orange with RGB values 230, 85, 0 and HSL 22°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#E65500#E65500

HEX#E65500

RGBrgb(230, 85, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.3333, 0

RGB percentages90.2%, 33.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(22.2, 100%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.2, 100%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 63%, 100%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,095,040

CSS custom property--colour: #E65500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2332WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#19AAFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FD2949no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 14.8 Chocolate · ΔE 18.7 Tomato · ΔE 20.6 Coral · ΔE 23 Dark orange · ΔE 24.1 Red · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0091E6

Analogous#E6001E, #E6C800

Triadic#00E655, #5500E6

Split complementary#00E6C8, #001EE6

Tetradic#1EE600, #0091E6, #C800E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCFB3

Lighter +30%#FFAF80

Lighter +20%#FF8F4D

Lighter +10%#FF6F1A

Darker −10%#B34200

Darker −20%#802F00

Darker −30%#4D1C00

Darker −40%#1A0A00

More saturated +25%#E65500

Less saturated −25%#C95C1D

Channel breakdown

R230

G85

Red230 (90.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue22.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G 55 · B 00

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