Recognised as Colour

#EC4C0A

#EC4C0A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EC4C0A is a orange with RGB values 236, 76, 10 and HSL 18°, 92%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#EC4C0A#EC4C0A

HEX#EC4C0A

RGBrgb(236, 76, 10)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.298, 0.0392

RGB percentages92.5%, 29.8%, 3.9%

HSLhsl(17.5, 91.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.5, 95.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 67.8%, 95.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,485,962

CSS custom property--colour: #EC4C0A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#13B3F5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C6D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49100no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0642no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 10.2 Tomato · ΔE 18.8 Red · ΔE 21.1 Chocolate · ΔE 23.4 Coral · ΔE 24.7 Dark orange · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0AAAEC

Analogous#EC0A39, #ECBD0A

Triadic#0AEC4C, #4C0AEC

Split complementary#0AECBD, #0A39EC

Tetradic#39EC0A, #0AAAEC, #BD0AEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDD6C5

Lighter +30%#FAB295

Lighter +20%#F88F64

Lighter +10%#F66C33

Darker −10%#BB3C08

Darker −20%#8A2C06

Darker −30%#591D04

Darker −40%#280D02

More saturated +25%#F64800

Less saturated −25%#CD5929

Channel breakdown

R236

G76

B10

Red236 (92.5%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue10 (3.9%)

Hue17.52°

Saturation (HSL)91.87%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 4C · B 0A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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