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Recognised as Colour

#E76400

  • #E76400
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#E76400 is a orange with RGB values 231, 100, 0 and HSL 26°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#E76400#E76400
HEX#E76400
RGBrgb(231, 100, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.3922, 0
RGB percentages90.6%, 39.2%, 0%
HSLhsl(26, 100%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26, 100%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.7%, 100%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,164,416
CSS custom property--colour: #E76400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#189BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8A7900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AA9700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FE4355no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 14.6Dark orange · ΔE 17.6Orange red · ΔE 20.7Coral · ΔE 21.6Tomato · ΔE 23.5Orange · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0083E7
Analogous#E70010, #E7D700
Triadic#00E764, #6400E7
Split complementary#00E7D7, #0010E7
Tetradic#10E700, #0083E7, #D800E7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFD4B4
Lighter +30%#FFB881
Lighter +20%#FF9B4E
Lighter +10%#FF7E1B
Darker −10%#B44E00
Darker −20%#813800
Darker −30%#4E2200
Darker −40%#1B0C00
More saturated +25%#E76400
Less saturated −25%#CA681D

Channel breakdown

R231
G100
B0
Red231 (90.6%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue25.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 64 · B 00

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