Recognised as Colour
#E75A06
- #E75A06
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E75A06 is a orange with RGB values 231, 90, 6 and HSL 22°, 95%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E75A06#E75A06
HEX#E75A06
RGBrgb(231, 90, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.3529, 0.0235
RGB percentages90.6%, 35.3%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(22.4, 94.9%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.4, 97.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 61%, 97.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,161,862
CSS custom property--colour: #E75A06;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#18A5F9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0693E7
Analogous#E70623, #E7CA06
Triadic#06E75A, #5A06E7
Split complementary#06E7CA, #0623E7
Tetradic#23E706, #0693E7, #CA06E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G90
B6
Red231 (90.6%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue22.4°
Saturation (HSL)94.94%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 5A · B 06
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