Colour

#EE720E

#EE720E
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#EE720E is a orange with RGB values 238, 114, 14 and HSL 27°, 89%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EE720E#EE720E

HEX#EE720E

RGBrgb(238, 114, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.4471, 0.0549

RGB percentages93.3%, 44.7%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(26.8, 88.9%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(26.8, 94.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 52.1%, 94.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,626,766

CSS custom property--colour: #EE720E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#118DF1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#968400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4A005no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5562no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 12.9 Chocolate · ΔE 13.6 Coral · ΔE 20.7 Orange red · ΔE 24.9 Tomato · ΔE 25.5 Orange · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 12.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E8AEE

Analogous#EE0E1A, #EEE20E

Triadic#0EEE72, #720EEE

Split complementary#0EEEE2, #0E1AEE

Tetradic#1AEE0E, #0E8AEE, #E20EEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCE1CC

Lighter +30%#F9C59C

Lighter +20%#F6AA6C

Lighter +10%#F38E3C

Darker −10%#BE5B0B

Darker −20%#8E4408

Darker −30%#5E2D06

Darker −40%#2D1603

More saturated +25%#FC7000

Less saturated −25%#CF752E

Channel breakdown

R238

G114

B14

Red238 (93.3%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue26.79°

Saturation (HSL)88.89%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 72 · B 0E

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