Recognised as Colour

#EE8A30

#EE8A30
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#EE8A30 is a orange with RGB values 238, 138, 48 and HSL 28°, 85%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

#EE8A30#EE8A30

HEX#EE8A30

RGBrgb(238, 138, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5412, 0.1882

RGB percentages93.3%, 54.1%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(28.4, 84.8%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(28.4, 79.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 42%, 79.8%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,632,944

CSS custom property--colour: #EE8A30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36568WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness168.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#1175CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89521no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0AC30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original

Tritanopia#FF7478no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 12.9 Dark orange · ΔE 15.5 Peru · ΔE 17.6 Sandy brown · ΔE 18.2 Coral · ΔE 19.2 Orange · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3094EE

Analogous#EE3035, #EEE930

Triadic#30EE8A, #8A30EE

Split complementary#30EEE9, #3035EE

Tetradic#35EE30, #3094EE, #E930EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF5ED

Lighter +30%#FADABD

Lighter +20%#F6BF8E

Lighter +10%#F2A55F

Darker −10%#D97012

Darker −20%#AA580E

Darker −30%#7B400A

Darker −40%#4C2706

More saturated +25%#FF891F

Less saturated −25%#D28B4C

Channel breakdown

R238

G138

B48

Red238 (93.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue28.42°

Saturation (HSL)84.82%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 8A · B 30

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