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Recognised as Colour

#EA722C

  • #EA722C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#EA722C is a orange with RGB values 234, 114, 44 and HSL 22°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#EA722C#EA722C
HEX#EA722C
RGBrgb(234, 114, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.4471, 0.1725
RGB percentages91.8%, 44.7%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(22.1, 81.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.1, 81.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 51.3%, 81.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,364,652
CSS custom property--colour: #EA722C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#158DD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#948421no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19F29no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FF5764no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 7.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#2CA4EA
Analogous#EA2C45, #EAD12C
Triadic#2CEA72, #722CEA
Split complementary#2CEAD1, #2C45EA
Tetradic#45EA2C, #2CA4EA, #D12CEA

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FCEEE6
Lighter +30%#F8CFB7
Lighter +20%#F3B089
Lighter +10%#EF915A
Darker −10%#CE5915
Darker −20%#A04510
Darker −30%#72310B
Darker −40%#431D07
More saturated +25%#FF6C17
Less saturated −25%#CD7A49

Channel breakdown

R234
G114
B44
Red234 (91.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue22.11°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G 72 · B 2C

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