Recognised as Colour

#E96E06

#E96E06
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#E96E06 is a orange with RGB values 233, 110, 6 and HSL 27°, 95%, 47%. 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

#E96E06#E96E06

HEX#E96E06

RGBrgb(233, 110, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4314, 0.0235

RGB percentages91.4%, 43.1%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(27.5, 95%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(27.5, 97.4%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 52.8%, 97.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,298,054

CSS custom property--colour: #E96E06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28489WCAG 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 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#1691F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49 from the original

Deuteranopia#B09C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF515Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original

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 text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 13 Dark orange · ΔE 13.8 Coral · ΔE 21.2 Orange red · ΔE 24.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.6 Orange · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0681E9

Analogous#E90610, #E9E006

Triadic#06E96E, #6E06E9

Split complementary#06E9DF, #0610E9

Tetradic#10E906, #0681E9, #DF06E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDDBBE

Lighter +30%#FCBF8C

Lighter +20%#FBA45A

Lighter +10%#F98829

Darker −10%#B75705

Darker −20%#863F03

Darker −30%#542802

Darker −40%#221001

More saturated +25%#EF6D00

Less saturated −25%#CB7124

Channel breakdown

R233

G110

Red233 (91.4%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue27.49°

Saturation (HSL)94.98%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 6E · B 06

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