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Recognised as Colour

#EC6A07

  • #EC6A07
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#EC6A07 is a orange with RGB values 236, 106, 7 and HSL 26°, 94%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#EC6A07#EC6A07
HEX#EC6A07
RGBrgb(236, 106, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4157, 0.0275
RGB percentages92.5%, 41.6%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(25.9, 94.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.9, 97%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 97%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,493,639
CSS custom property--colour: #EC6A07;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#1395F8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#907E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original
Deuteranopia#B09C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF4A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 14.6Dark orange · ΔE 15.7Coral · ΔE 21.1Orange red · ΔE 21.7Tomato · ΔE 23.9Orange · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0789EC
Analogous#EC0717, #ECDD07
Triadic#07EC6A, #6A07EC
Split complementary#07ECDD, #0716EC
Tetradic#17EC07, #0789EC, #DC07EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDDBC2
Lighter +30%#FCBF90
Lighter +20%#FAA25F
Lighter +10%#F9852D
Darker −10%#BA5406
Darker −20%#893E04
Darker −30%#572703
Darker −40%#261101
More saturated +25%#F36900
Less saturated −25%#CE6E25

Channel breakdown

R236
G106
B7
Red236 (92.5%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue25.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.24%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 6A · B 07

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