Recognised as Colour
#E96D25
- #E96D25
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#E96D25 is a orange with RGB values 233, 109, 37 and HSL 22°, 82%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#E96D25#E96D25
HEX#E96D25
RGBrgb(233, 109, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4275, 0.1451
RGB percentages91.4%, 42.7%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(22, 81.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22, 84.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 53.2%, 84.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,297,829
CSS custom property--colour: #E96D25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#1692DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25A1E9
Analogous#E9253F, #E9CF25
Triadic#25E96D, #6D25E9
Split complementary#25E9CF, #253FE9
Tetradic#3FE925, #25A1E9, #CF25E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G109
B37
Red233 (91.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue22.04°
Saturation (HSL)81.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 6D · B 25
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