Recognised as Colour
#EB540A
- #EB540A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EB540A is a orange with RGB values 235, 84, 10 and HSL 20°, 92%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EB540A#EB540A
HEX#EB540A
RGBrgb(235, 84, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.3294, 0.0392
RGB percentages92.2%, 32.9%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(19.7, 91.8%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.7, 95.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 64.3%, 95.7%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,422,474
CSS custom property--colour: #EB540A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#14ABF5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0AA1EB
Analogous#EB0A31, #EBC50A
Triadic#0AEB54, #540AEB
Split complementary#0AEBC5, #0A30EB
Tetradic#30EB0A, #0AA1EB, #C40AEB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G84
B10
Red235 (92.2%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue19.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.84%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G 54 · B 0A
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