Colour

#EE5A1D

#EE5A1D
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#EE5A1D is a orange with RGB values 238, 90, 29 and HSL 18°, 86%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

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HEX#EE5A1D

RGBrgb(238, 90, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3529, 0.1137

RGB percentages93.3%, 35.3%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(17.5, 86%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.5, 87.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 62.2%, 87.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,620,637

CSS custom property--colour: #EE5A1D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#11A5E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#85750Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#A99712no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FF304Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 14.9 Orange red · ΔE 15.8 Chocolate · ΔE 18 Coral · ΔE 18.5 Dark orange · ΔE 26.2 Red · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 14.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1DB1EE

Analogous#EE1D49, #EEC21D

Triadic#1DEE5A, #5A1DEE

Split complementary#1DEEC3, #1D48EE

Tetradic#49EE1D, #1DB1EE, #C21DEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCE5DB

Lighter +30%#F9C2AB

Lighter +20%#F59F7C

Lighter +10%#F27D4C

Darker −10%#C9450F

Darker −20%#99350C

Darker −30%#6A2508

Darker −40%#3B1404

More saturated +25%#FF530C

Less saturated −25%#D0673B

Channel breakdown

R238

G90

B29

Red238 (93.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue17.51°

Saturation (HSL)86.01%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 5A · B 1D

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