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Recognised as Colour

#EE6303

  • #EE6303
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Chocolate

#EE6303 is a orange with RGB values 238, 99, 3 and HSL 25°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#EE6303#EE6303
HEX#EE6303
RGBrgb(238, 99, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.3882, 0.0118
RGB percentages93.3%, 38.8%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(24.5, 97.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(24.5, 98.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 58.4%, 98.7%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,622,915
CSS custom property--colour: #EE6303;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#119CFC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8C7A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AE9A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 17.4Orange red · ΔE 17.6Dark orange · ΔE 18.8Coral · ΔE 22.2Tomato · ΔE 22.7Red · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 17.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#038EEE
Analogous#EE0319, #EED803
Triadic#03EE63, #6303EE
Split complementary#03EED8, #0319EE
Tetradic#19EE03, #038EEE, #D803EE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FED9BF
Lighter +30%#FEBB8C
Lighter +20%#FD9D5A
Lighter +10%#FC7F28
Darker −10%#BC4E02
Darker −20%#893902
Darker −30%#572401
Darker −40%#250F00
More saturated +25%#F16200
Less saturated −25%#D06921

Channel breakdown

R238
G99
B3
Red238 (93.3%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue24.51°
Saturation (HSL)97.51%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 63 · B 03

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