Recognised as Colour
#EC5004
- #EC5004
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#EC5004 is a orange with RGB values 236, 80, 4 and HSL 20°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#EC5004#EC5004
HEX#EC5004
RGBrgb(236, 80, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3137, 0.0157
RGB percentages92.5%, 31.4%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(19.7, 96.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.7, 98.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 66.1%, 98.3%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,486,980
CSS custom property--colour: #EC5004;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.9 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#6C6C6C
Inverted#13AFFB
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#04A0EC
Analogous#EC042C, #ECC404
Triadic#04EC50, #5004EC
Split complementary#04ECC4, #042CEC
Tetradic#2CEC04, #04A0EC, #C404EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G80
B4
Red236 (92.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue19.66°
Saturation (HSL)96.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 50 · B 04
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