Recognised as Colour

#E7811A

#E7811A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#E7811A is a orange with RGB values 231, 129, 26 and HSL 30°, 81%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E7811A#E7811A

HEX#E7811A

RGBrgb(231, 129, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5059, 0.102

RGB percentages90.6%, 50.6%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(30.1, 81%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.1, 88.7%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 44.2%, 88.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,171,866

CSS custom property--colour: #E7811A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1

Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#187EE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A08D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B8A419no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FD6A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11.9 Chocolate · ΔE 12.6 Orange · ΔE 19.5 Peru · ΔE 21.3 Coral · ΔE 22.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1A80E7

Analogous#E71A1A, #E7E71A

Triadic#1AE781, #811AE7

Split complementary#1AE7E7, #1A1AE7

Tetradic#1AE71A, #1A80E7, #E71AE7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAE7D3

Lighter +30%#F6CDA4

Lighter +20%#F1B476

Lighter +10%#EC9A48

Darker −10%#BA6714

Darker −20%#8C4E0F

Darker −30%#5E340A

Darker −40%#301B05

More saturated +25%#FF8102

Less saturated −25%#C7813A

Channel breakdown

R231

G129

B26

Red231 (90.6%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue30.15°

Saturation (HSL)81.03%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 81 · B 1A

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