Recognised as Colour
#E95E1C
- #E95E1C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E95E1C is a orange with RGB values 233, 94, 28 and HSL 19°, 82%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E95E1C#E95E1C
HEX#E95E1C
RGBrgb(233, 94, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.3686, 0.1098
RGB percentages91.4%, 36.9%, 11%
HSLhsl(19.3, 82.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.3, 88%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 59.7%, 88%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,293,980
CSS custom property--colour: #E95E1C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#16A1E3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1CA7E9
Analogous#E91C40, #E9C41C
Triadic#1CE95E, #5E1CE9
Split complementary#1CE9C4, #1C41E9
Tetradic#41E91C, #1CA7E9, #C41CE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G94
B28
Red233 (91.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue19.32°
Saturation (HSL)82.33%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 5E · B 1C
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