Recognised as Colour
#E86D26
- #E86D26
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E86D26 is a orange with RGB values 232, 109, 38 and HSL 22°, 81%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E86D26#E86D26
HEX#E86D26
RGBrgb(232, 109, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.4275, 0.149
RGB percentages91%, 42.7%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(22, 80.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22, 83.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 53%, 83.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,232,294
CSS custom property--colour: #E86D26;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#1792D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26A1E8
Analogous#E82640, #E8CE26
Triadic#26E86D, #6D26E8
Split complementary#26E8CE, #2640E8
Tetradic#40E826, #26A1E8, #CE26E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G109
B38
Red232 (91%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue21.96°
Saturation (HSL)80.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 6D · B 26
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