Colour

#E97700

#E97700
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#E97700 is a orange with RGB values 233, 119, 0 and HSL 31°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#E97700#E97700

HEX#E97700

RGBrgb(233, 119, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.4667, 0

RGB percentages91.4%, 46.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(30.6, 100%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.6, 100%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 48.9%, 100%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,300,352

CSS custom property--colour: #E97700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#878787

Inverted#1688FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#998600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5C65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9.7 Chocolate · ΔE 14.2 Orange · ΔE 21.7 Coral · ΔE 23.5 Peru · ΔE 27.6 Orange red · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0072E9

Analogous#E90200, #E7E900

Triadic#00E977, #7700E9

Split complementary#00E6E9, #0300E9

Tetradic#00E902, #0072E9, #E900E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFDBB6

Lighter +30%#FFC283

Lighter +20%#FFA950

Lighter +10%#FF901D

Darker −10%#B65D00

Darker −20%#834300

Darker −30%#502900

Darker −40%#1D0F00

More saturated +25%#E97700

Less saturated −25%#CC761D

Channel breakdown

R233

G119

Red233 (91.4%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue30.64°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G 77 · B 00

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