Recognised as Colour
#EC8A36
- #EC8A36
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#EC8A36 is a orange with RGB values 236, 138, 54 and HSL 28°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#EC8A36#EC8A36
HEX#EC8A36
RGBrgb(236, 138, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5412, 0.2118
RGB percentages92.5%, 54.1%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(27.7, 82.7%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.7, 77.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 41.5%, 77.1%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,501,878
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8A36;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1375C9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3698EC
Analogous#EC363D, #ECE536
Triadic#36EC8A, #8A36EC
Split complementary#36ECE5, #363DEC
Tetradic#3DEC36, #3698EC, #E536EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G138
B54
Red236 (92.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue27.69°
Saturation (HSL)82.73%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8A · B 36
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