Colour

#EC8F5B

#EC8F5B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#EC8F5B is a orange with RGB values 236, 143, 91 and HSL 22°, 79%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#EC8F5B#EC8F5B

HEX#EC8F5B

RGBrgb(236, 143, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.5608, 0.3569

RGB percentages92.5%, 56.1%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(21.5, 79.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(21.5, 61.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 39.4%, 61.4%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,503,195

CSS custom property--colour: #EC8F5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#1370A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A99A56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFAE5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 10.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 10.5 Peru · ΔE 12.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 14.8 Coral · ΔE 15.8 Salmon · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BB8EC

Analogous#EC5B70, #ECD85B

Triadic#5BEC8F, #8F5BEC

Split complementary#5BECD8, #5B6FEC

Tetradic#70EC5B, #5BB8EC, #D75BEC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCEDE4

Lighter +20%#F7CDB6

Lighter +10%#F1AE89

Darker −10%#E7702D

Darker −20%#CA5717

Darker −30%#9C4412

Darker −40%#6E300D

More saturated +25%#FF8A48

Less saturated −25%#D59572

Channel breakdown

R236

G143

B91

Red236 (92.5%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue21.52°

Saturation (HSL)79.23%

Lightness64.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 8F · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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