Recognised as Colour
#EC7A0A
- #EC7A0A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#EC7A0A is a orange with RGB values 236, 122, 10 and HSL 30°, 92%, 48%. 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
#EC7A0A#EC7A0A
HEX#EC7A0A
RGBrgb(236, 122, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.4784, 0.0392
RGB percentages92.5%, 47.8%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(29.7, 91.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(29.7, 95.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 48.3%, 95.8%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,497,738
CSS custom property--colour: #EC7A0A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 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#1385F5
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A7CEC
Analogous#EC0A0B, #ECEB0A
Triadic#0AEC7A, #7A0AEC
Split complementary#0AECEB, #0A0BEC
Tetradic#0BEC0A, #0A7CEC, #EB0AEC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G122
B10
Red236 (92.5%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue29.73°
Saturation (HSL)91.87%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 7A · B 0A
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