Recognised as Colour

#EC8E44

#EC8E44
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Sandy brown

#EC8E44 is a orange with RGB values 236, 142, 68 and HSL 26°, 82%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sandy brown.

Colour values

#EC8E44#EC8E44

HEX#EC8E44

RGBrgb(236, 142, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5569, 0.2667

RGB percentages92.5%, 55.7%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(26.4, 81.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.4, 71.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 39.8%, 71.2%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,502,916

CSS custom property--colour: #EC8E44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.52:1

Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#1371BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AA983Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0AD44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sandy brown · ΔE 11.1 Peru · ΔE 11.5 Chocolate · ΔE 14.3 Coral · ΔE 16.6 Light salmon · ΔE 19.9 Dark orange · ΔE 23.5

Nearest named CSS colourSandy brown (#F4A460)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44A2EC

Analogous#EC444E, #ECE244

Triadic#44EC8E, #8E44EC

Split complementary#44ECE2, #444EEC

Tetradic#4EEC44, #44A2EC, #E244EC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFD

Lighter +30%#FAE2CF

Lighter +20%#F5C6A1

Lighter +10%#F1AA72

Darker −10%#E67217

Darker −20%#B75B13

Darker −30%#89440E

Darker −40%#5B2D09

More saturated +25%#FF8C31

Less saturated −25%#D2915E

Channel breakdown

R236

G142

B68

Red236 (92.5%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue26.43°

Saturation (HSL)81.55%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 8E · B 44

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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