Recognised as Colour
#EC8348
- #EC8348
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#EC8348 is a orange with RGB values 236, 131, 72 and HSL 22°, 81%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#EC8348#EC8348
HEX#EC8348
RGBrgb(236, 131, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5137, 0.2824
RGB percentages92.5%, 51.4%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(21.6, 81.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 69.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 44.5%, 69.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,500,104
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8348;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#137CB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48B1EC
Analogous#EC485F, #ECD548
Triadic#48EC83, #8348EC
Split complementary#48ECD5, #485FEC
Tetradic#5FEC48, #48B1EC, #D548EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G131
B72
Red236 (92.5%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue21.59°
Saturation (HSL)81.19%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 83 · B 48
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