Colour

#ED8A68

#ED8A68
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#ED8A68 is a orange with RGB values 237, 138, 104 and HSL 15°, 79%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#ED8A68

RGBrgb(237, 138, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.5412, 0.4078

RGB percentages92.9%, 54.1%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(15.3, 78.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.3, 56.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 41.8%, 56.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,567,464

CSS custom property--colour: #ED8A68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#127597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A39765no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAC67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7982no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 7.9 Dark salmon · ΔE 9.5 Salmon · ΔE 12 Coral · ΔE 17 Light coral · ΔE 17.1 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#68CBED

Analogous#ED6888, #EDCC68

Triadic#68ED8A, #8A68ED

Split complementary#68EDCC, #6889ED

Tetradic#89ED68, #68CBED, #CD68ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDF4F1

Lighter +20%#F8D1C3

Lighter +10%#F2AD96

Darker −10%#E8673A

Darker −20%#D64A19

Darker −30%#A83A14

Darker −40%#7A2A0F

More saturated +25%#FF8156

Less saturated −25%#D8947D

Channel breakdown

R237

G138

B104

Red237 (92.9%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue15.34°

Saturation (HSL)78.7%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G 8A · B 68

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