Recognised as Colour
#ED602A
- #ED602A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#ED602A is a orange with RGB values 237, 96, 42 and HSL 17°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#ED602A#ED602A
HEX#ED602A
RGBrgb(237, 96, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.3765, 0.1647
RGB percentages92.9%, 37.6%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(16.6, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(16.6, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 59.5%, 82.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,556,650
CSS custom property--colour: #ED602A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#129FD5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AB7ED
Analogous#ED2A55, #EDC22A
Triadic#2AED60, #602AED
Split complementary#2AEDC2, #2A55ED
Tetradic#55ED2A, #2AB7ED, #C22AED
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G96
B42
Red237 (92.9%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue16.62°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G 60 · B 2A
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