Recognised as Colour

#EC7300

#EC7300
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#EC7300 is a orange with RGB values 236, 115, 0 and HSL 29°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EC7300#EC7300

HEX#EC7300

RGBrgb(236, 115, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.451, 0

RGB percentages92.5%, 45.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(29.2, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(29.2, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 51.3%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,495,936

CSS custom property--colour: #EC7300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1

Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#138CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#978400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5662no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 11 Chocolate · ΔE 14.8 Coral · ΔE 22.9 Orange · ΔE 24.2 Orange red · ΔE 26.3 Tomato · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0079EC

Analogous#EC0003, #ECE900

Triadic#00EC73, #7300EC

Split complementary#00ECE9, #0003EC

Tetradic#03EC00, #0079EC, #E900EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFDBB9

Lighter +30%#FFC186

Lighter +20%#FFA753

Lighter +10%#FF8D20

Darker −10%#B95A00

Darker −20%#864100

Darker −30%#532800

Darker −40%#201000

More saturated +25%#EC7300

Less saturated −25%#CF741D

Channel breakdown

R236

G115

Red236 (92.5%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue29.24°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 73 · B 00

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