Recognised as Colour
#EC8F0D
- #EC8F0D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#EC8F0D is a orange with RGB values 236, 143, 13 and HSL 35°, 90%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#EC8F0D#EC8F0D
HEX#EC8F0D
RGBrgb(236, 143, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5608, 0.051
RGB percentages92.5%, 56.1%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(35, 89.6%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(35, 94.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 39.4%, 94.5%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,503,117
CSS custom property--colour: #EC8F0D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#1370F2
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D6AEC
Analogous#EC1F0D, #DAEC0D
Triadic#0DEC8F, #8F0DEC
Split complementary#0DDAEC, #1F0DEC
Tetradic#0DEC1F, #0D6AEC, #EC0DDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R236
G143
B13
Red236 (92.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue34.98°
Saturation (HSL)89.56%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G 8F · B 0D
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