Recognised as Colour
#EE9321
- #EE9321
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#EE9321 is a orange with RGB values 238, 147, 33 and HSL 33°, 86%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#EE9321#EE9321
HEX#EE9321
RGBrgb(238, 147, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5765, 0.1294
RGB percentages93.3%, 57.6%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(33.4, 85.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.4, 86.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK0%, 38.2%, 86.1%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,635,233
CSS custom property--colour: #EE9321;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#116CDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#217CEE
Analogous#EE2D21, #E3EE21
Triadic#21EE93, #9321EE
Split complementary#21E3EE, #2D21EE
Tetradic#21EE2D, #217CEE, #EE21E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R238
G147
B33
Red238 (93.3%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue33.37°
Saturation (HSL)85.77%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EE · G 93 · B 21
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