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Recognised as Colour

#EE5F00

  • #EE5F00
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange red

#EE5F00 is a orange with RGB values 238, 95, 0 and HSL 24°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#EE5F00#EE5F00
HEX#EE5F00
RGBrgb(238, 95, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3725, 0
RGB percentages93.3%, 37.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(23.9, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23.9, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 60.1%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,621,888
CSS custom property--colour: #EE5F00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#11A0FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#897800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AC9900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3851no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 15.8Chocolate · ΔE 18.7Dark orange · ΔE 20.4Tomato · ΔE 22.4Coral · ΔE 23.1Red · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#008FEE
Analogous#EE0018, #EED600
Triadic#00EE5F, #5F00EE
Split complementary#00EED6, #0018EE
Tetradic#18EE00, #008FEE, #D600EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFD6BB
Lighter +30%#FFB888
Lighter +20%#FF9955
Lighter +10%#FF7A22
Darker −10%#BB4B00
Darker −20%#883600
Darker −30%#552200
Darker −40%#220E00
More saturated +25%#EE5F00
Less saturated −25%#D0651E

Channel breakdown

R238
G95
B0
Red238 (93.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue23.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 5F · B 00

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