Recognised as Colour

#EC7A03

#EC7A03
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#EC7A03 is a orange with RGB values 236, 122, 3 and HSL 31°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EC7A03#EC7A03

HEX#EC7A03

RGBrgb(236, 122, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4784, 0.0118

RGB percentages92.5%, 47.8%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(30.6, 97.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30.6, 98.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 48.3%, 98.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,497,731

CSS custom property--colour: #EC7A03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.35:1

Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#1385FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9C8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A300no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5F68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 8.6 Chocolate · ΔE 15 Orange · ΔE 20.8 Coral · ΔE 23.8 Peru · ΔE 27.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0375EC

Analogous#EC0503, #EAEC03

Triadic#03EC7A, #7A03EC

Split complementary#03E9EC, #0603EC

Tetradic#03EC05, #0375EC, #EC03E9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEDEBD

Lighter +30%#FEC58A

Lighter +20%#FDAC58

Lighter +10%#FC9326

Darker −10%#BA6002

Darker −20%#874602

Darker −30%#552C01

Darker −40%#231200

More saturated +25%#EF7A00

Less saturated −25%#CE7921

Channel breakdown

R236

G122

Red236 (92.5%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue30.64°

Saturation (HSL)97.49%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 7A · B 03

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Colour values

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