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Recognised as Colour

#E78403

  • #E78403
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#E78403 is a orange with RGB values 231, 132, 3 and HSL 34°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E78403#E78403
HEX#E78403
RGBrgb(231, 132, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.5176, 0.0118
RGB percentages90.6%, 51.8%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(33.9, 97.4%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.9, 98.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 42.9%, 98.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,172,611
CSS custom property--colour: #E78403;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#187BFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A38F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA604no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#FD6D71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9Orange · ΔE 15.3Chocolate · ΔE 17.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.3Goldenrod · ΔE 23.6Peru · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0366E7
Analogous#E71203, #D8E703
Triadic#03E784, #8403E7
Split complementary#03D8E7, #1203E7
Tetradic#03E712, #0366E7, #E703D8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEE0B8
Lighter +30%#FDC986
Lighter +20%#FDB353
Lighter +10%#FC9D21
Darker −10%#B56702
Darker −20%#824A02
Darker −30%#502E01
Darker −40%#1E1100
More saturated +25%#EA8400
Less saturated −25%#CA8020

Channel breakdown

R231
G132
B3
Red231 (90.6%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue33.95°
Saturation (HSL)97.44%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 84 · B 03

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