Recognised as Colour

#EC6216

#EC6216
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#EC6216 is a orange with RGB values 236, 98, 22 and HSL 21°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#EC6216#EC6216

HEX#EC6216

RGBrgb(236, 98, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.3843, 0.0863

RGB percentages92.5%, 38.4%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(21.3, 84.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.3, 90.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 58.5%, 90.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,491,606

CSS custom property--colour: #EC6216;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#139DE9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A7900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#AC990Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 14.8 Coral · ΔE 18.5 Orange red · ΔE 18.6 Tomato · ΔE 18.7 Dark orange · ΔE 21.2 Red · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#16A0EC

Analogous#EC1635, #ECCD16

Triadic#16EC62, #6216EC

Split complementary#16ECCD, #1635EC

Tetradic#35EC16, #16A0EC, #CD16EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE1D3

Lighter +30%#F8C1A3

Lighter +20%#F4A274

Lighter +10%#F08245

Darker −10%#BF4E10

Darker −20%#903B0C

Darker −30%#612808

Darker −40%#321404

More saturated +25%#FF5C03

Less saturated −25%#CD6B35

Channel breakdown

R236

G98

B22

Red236 (92.5%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue21.31°

Saturation (HSL)84.92%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 62 · B 16

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Colour values

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