Recognised as Colour

#EC5800

#EC5800
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EC5800 is a orange with RGB values 236, 88, 0 and HSL 22°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#EC5800#EC5800

HEX#EC5800

RGBrgb(236, 88, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3451, 0

RGB percentages92.5%, 34.5%, 0%

HSLhsl(22.4, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.4, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 62.7%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,489,024

CSS custom property--colour: #EC5800;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.96:1

Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#13A7FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#A89500no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF2C4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 13.6 Chocolate · ΔE 20.1 Tomato · ΔE 21.3 Dark orange · ΔE 23.3 Coral · ΔE 23.7 Red · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 13.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0094EC

Analogous#EC001E, #ECCE00

Triadic#00EC58, #5800EC

Split complementary#00ECCE, #001EEC

Tetradic#1EEC00, #0094EC, #CE00EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFD3B9

Lighter +30%#FFB386

Lighter +20%#FF9353

Lighter +10%#FF7320

Darker −10%#B94500

Darker −20%#863200

Darker −30%#531F00

Darker −40%#200C00

More saturated +25%#EC5800

Less saturated −25%#CF5F1D

Channel breakdown

R236

G88

Red236 (92.5%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue22.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 58 · B 00

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