Recognised as Colour
#E7692A
- #E7692A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E7692A is a orange with RGB values 231, 105, 42 and HSL 20°, 80%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E7692A#E7692A
HEX#E7692A
RGBrgb(231, 105, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.4118, 0.1647
RGB percentages90.6%, 41.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(20, 79.7%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 81.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 54.5%, 81.8%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,165,738
CSS custom property--colour: #E7692A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27259WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#1896D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AA8E7
Analogous#E72A4A, #E7C82A
Triadic#2AE769, #692AE7
Split complementary#2AE7C8, #2A49E7
Tetradic#4AE72A, #2AA8E7, #C72AE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G105
B42
Red231 (90.6%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)79.75%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 69 · B 2A
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