Colour
#EC7414
- #EC7414
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#EC7414 is a orange with RGB values 236, 116, 20 and HSL 27°, 85%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#EC7414#EC7414
HEX#EC7414
RGBrgb(236, 116, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4549, 0.0784
RGB percentages92.5%, 45.5%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(26.7, 85%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 91.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 50.8%, 91.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,496,212
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7414;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#138BEB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#148CEC
Analogous#EC1420, #ECE014
Triadic#14EC74, #7414EC
Split complementary#14ECE0, #1420EC
Tetradic#20EC14, #148CEC, #E014EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G116
B20
Red236 (92.5%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue26.67°
Saturation (HSL)85.04%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 74 · B 14
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