Colour
#EC7900
- #EC7900
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#EC7900 is a orange with RGB values 236, 121, 0 and HSL 31°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#EC7900#EC7900
HEX#EC7900
RGBrgb(236, 121, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4745, 0
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(30.8, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.8, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,472
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#1386FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0073EC
Analogous#EC0300, #E9EC00
Triadic#00EC79, #7900EC
Split complementary#00E9EC, #0300EC
Tetradic#00EC03, #0073EC, #EC00E9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G121
B0
Red236 (92.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue30.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 79 · B 00
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