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Recognised as Colour

#E65A05

  • #E65A05
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#E65A05 is a orange with RGB values 230, 90, 5 and HSL 23°, 96%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#E65A05#E65A05
HEX#E65A05
RGBrgb(230, 90, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.3529, 0.0196
RGB percentages90.2%, 35.3%, 2%
HSLhsl(22.7, 95.7%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.7, 97.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 60.9%, 97.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,096,325
CSS custom property--colour: #E65A05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#19A5FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#837300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A59300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FD334Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 16.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0591E6
Analogous#E60520, #E6CB05
Triadic#05E65A, #5A05E6
Split complementary#05E6CA, #0521E6
Tetradic#20E605, #0591E6, #CB05E6

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FDD3BA
Lighter +30%#FCB488
Lighter +20%#FB9456
Lighter +10%#FA7524
Darker −10%#B44604
Darker −20%#823303
Darker −30%#501F02
Darker −40%#1E0C01
More saturated +25%#EB5900
Less saturated −25%#C96122

Channel breakdown

R230
G90
B5
Red230 (90.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue22.67°
Saturation (HSL)95.74%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 5A · B 05

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