Recognised as Colour

#EE4001

#EE4001
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EE4001 is a orange with RGB values 238, 64, 1 and HSL 16°, 99%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#EE4001#EE4001

HEX#EE4001

RGBrgb(238, 64, 1)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.251, 0.0039

RGB percentages93.3%, 25.1%, 0.4%

HSLhsl(15.9, 99.2%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.9, 99.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 73.1%, 99.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,613,953

CSS custom property--colour: #EE4001;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#11BFFE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#776800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A18F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 6.3 Red · ΔE 16 Tomato · ΔE 21.6 Chocolate · ΔE 28.6 Coral · ΔE 29.2 Firebrick · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 6.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#01AFEE

Analogous#EE0139, #EEB601

Triadic#01EE40, #4001EE

Split complementary#01EEB6, #0139EE

Tetradic#39EE01, #01AFEE, #B601EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFCEBC

Lighter +30%#FFA989

Lighter +20%#FE8357

Lighter +10%#FE5E24

Darker −10%#BB3201

Darker −20%#882501

Darker −30%#561700

Darker −40%#230900

More saturated +25%#EF4000

Less saturated −25%#D04E1F

Channel breakdown

R238

G64

Red238 (93.3%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue1 (0.4%)

Hue15.95°

Saturation (HSL)99.16%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 40 · B 01

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