Recognised as Colour
#EC4203
- #EC4203
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EC4203 is a orange with RGB values 236, 66, 3 and HSL 16°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EC4203#EC4203
HEX#EC4203
RGBrgb(236, 66, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.2588, 0.0118
RGB percentages92.5%, 25.9%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(16.2, 97.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.2, 98.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 72%, 98.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,483,395
CSS custom property--colour: #EC4203;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#13BDFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03ADEC
Analogous#EC0339, #ECB603
Triadic#03EC42, #4203EC
Split complementary#03ECB6, #0339EC
Tetradic#39EC03, #03ADEC, #B603EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G66
B3
Red236 (92.5%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue16.22°
Saturation (HSL)97.49%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 42 · B 03
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