Colour

#EE7700

#EE7700
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark orange

#EE7700 is a orange with RGB values 238, 119, 0 and HSL 30°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#EE7700#EE7700

HEX#EE7700

HEX (short)#E70

RGBrgb(238, 119, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.4667, 0

RGB percentages93.3%, 46.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(30, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(30, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 50%, 100%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,628,032

CSS custom property--colour: #EE7700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.27:1

Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#888888

Inverted#1188FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9A8700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B7A200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF5B66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 9.3 Chocolate · ΔE 15.6 Orange · ΔE 22.4 Coral · ΔE 23.7 Orange red · ΔE 27.7 Tomato · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0077EE

Analogous#EE0000, #EEEE00

Triadic#00EE77, #7700EE

Split complementary#00EEEE, #0000EE

Tetradic#00EE00, #0077EE, #EE00EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFDDBB

Lighter +30%#FFC388

Lighter +20%#FFAA55

Lighter +10%#FF9122

Darker −10%#BB5E00

Darker −20%#884400

Darker −30%#552A00

Darker −40%#221100

More saturated +25%#EE7700

Less saturated −25%#D0771E

Channel breakdown

R238

G119

Red238 (93.3%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue30°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 77 · B 00

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