Colour
#EA521A
- #EA521A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#EA521A is a orange with RGB values 234, 82, 26 and HSL 16°, 83%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#EA521A#EA521A
HEX#EA521A
RGBrgb(234, 82, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.3216, 0.102
RGB percentages91.8%, 32.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(16.2, 83.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 88.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 65%, 88.9%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,356,442
CSS custom property--colour: #EA521A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#15ADE5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1AB2EA
Analogous#EA1A4A, #EABA1A
Triadic#1AEA52, #521AEA
Split complementary#1AEABA, #1A4AEA
Tetradic#4AEA1A, #1AB2EA, #BA1AEA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G82
B26
Red234 (91.8%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue16.15°
Saturation (HSL)83.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 52 · B 1A
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