Recognised as Colour
#EC6C2A
- #EC6C2A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#EC6C2A is a orange with RGB values 236, 108, 42 and HSL 20°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#EC6C2A#EC6C2A
HEX#EC6C2A
RGBrgb(236, 108, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4235, 0.1647
RGB percentages92.5%, 42.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(20.4, 83.6%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.4, 82.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 54.2%, 82.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,494,186
CSS custom property--colour: #EC6C2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#1393D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AAAEC
Analogous#EC2A49, #ECCD2A
Triadic#2AEC6C, #6C2AEC
Split complementary#2AECCD, #2A49EC
Tetradic#49EC2A, #2AAAEC, #CD2AEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G108
B42
Red236 (92.5%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue20.41°
Saturation (HSL)83.62%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 6C · B 2A
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