Colour
#EC8902
- #EC8902
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#EC8902 is a orange with RGB values 236, 137, 2 and HSL 35°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#EC8902#EC8902
HEX#EC8902
RGBrgb(236, 137, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5373, 0.0078
RGB percentages92.5%, 53.7%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(34.6, 98.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.6, 99.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.9%, 99.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,570
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8902;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.15:1
Contrast with white2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#1376FD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0265EC
Analogous#EC1402, #DAEC02
Triadic#02EC89, #8902EC
Split complementary#02DAEC, #1402EC
Tetradic#02EC14, #0265EC, #EC02DA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G137
B2
Red236 (92.5%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue34.62°
Saturation (HSL)98.32%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 89 · B 02
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