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Recognised as Colour

#E9580B

  • #E9580B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange red

#E9580B is a orange with RGB values 233, 88, 11 and HSL 21°, 91%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#E9580B#E9580B
HEX#E9580B
RGBrgb(233, 88, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3451, 0.0431
RGB percentages91.4%, 34.5%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(20.8, 91%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.8, 95.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 62.2%, 95.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,292,427
CSS custom property--colour: #E9580B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#16A7F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#837300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69400no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FF2E4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 15.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#0B9CE9
Analogous#E90B2D, #E9C70B
Triadic#0BE958, #580BE9
Split complementary#0BE9C7, #0B2DE9
Tetradic#2DE90B, #0B9CE9, #C70BE9

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCD7C4
Lighter +30%#FAB793
Lighter +20%#F89662
Lighter +10%#F57632
Darker −10%#B84609
Darker −20%#883306
Darker −30%#572104
Darker −40%#260E02
More saturated +25%#F45500
Less saturated −25%#CA6129

Channel breakdown

R233
G88
B11
Red233 (91.4%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue20.81°
Saturation (HSL)90.98%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 58 · B 0B

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