Colour

#E97000

#E97000
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#E97000 is a orange with RGB values 233, 112, 0 and HSL 29°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E97000#E97000

HEX#E97000

RGBrgb(233, 112, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4392, 0

RGB percentages91.4%, 43.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(28.8, 100%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.8, 100%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 51.9%, 100%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,298,560

CSS custom property--colour: #E97000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1

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

Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#168FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B19D00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5360no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 12.4 Chocolate · ΔE 13.8 Coral · ΔE 22.4 Orange · ΔE 25.3 Orange red · ΔE 25.8 Tomato · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0079E9

Analogous#E90005, #E9E400

Triadic#00E970, #7000E9

Split complementary#00E9E4, #0005E9

Tetradic#05E900, #0079E9, #E400E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD9B6

Lighter +30%#FFBF83

Lighter +20%#FFA450

Lighter +10%#FF8A1D

Darker −10%#B65700

Darker −20%#833F00

Darker −30%#502600

Darker −40%#1D0E00

More saturated +25%#E97000

Less saturated −25%#CC711D

Channel breakdown

R233

G112

Red233 (91.4%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue28.84°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 70 · B 00

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