Recognised as Colour

#EC863D

#EC863D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#EC863D is a orange with RGB values 236, 134, 61 and HSL 25°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#EC863D

RGBrgb(236, 134, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5255, 0.2392

RGB percentages92.5%, 52.5%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(25, 82.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(25, 74.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 43.2%, 74.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,500,861

CSS custom property--colour: #EC863D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#969696

Inverted#1379C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49234no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCA93Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 10.8 Coral · ΔE 13.8 Peru · ΔE 14.4 Sandy brown · ΔE 15.3 Dark orange · ΔE 21.6 Light salmon · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DA3EC

Analogous#EC3D4B, #ECDD3D

Triadic#3DEC86, #863DEC

Split complementary#3DECDE, #3D4BEC

Tetradic#4CEC3D, #3DA3EC, #DE3DEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFAF7

Lighter +30%#FADDC8

Lighter +20%#F5C09A

Lighter +10%#F1A36B

Darker −10%#E06A16

Darker −20%#B25411

Darker −30%#833E0D

Darker −40%#552808

More saturated +25%#FF832A

Less saturated −25%#D18A58

Channel breakdown

R236

G134

B61

Red236 (92.5%)

Green134 (52.5%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue25.03°

Saturation (HSL)82.16%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 86 · B 3D

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Colour values

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