Colour
#ED5F18
- #ED5F18
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#ED5F18 is a orange with RGB values 237, 95, 24 and HSL 20°, 86%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#ED5F18#ED5F18
HEX#ED5F18
RGBrgb(237, 95, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.3725, 0.0941
RGB percentages92.9%, 37.3%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(20, 85.5%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 89.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 59.9%, 89.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,556,376
CSS custom property--colour: #ED5F18;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#12A0E7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#18A6ED
Analogous#ED183C, #EDCA18
Triadic#18ED5F, #5F18ED
Split complementary#18EDCA, #183BED
Tetradic#3CED18, #18A6ED, #C918ED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G95
B24
Red237 (92.9%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)85.54%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 5F · B 18
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