Colour

#EE946B

#EE946B
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Light salmon

#EE946B is a orange with RGB values 238, 148, 107 and HSL 19°, 79%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light salmon.

Colour values

#EE946B#EE946B

HEX#EE946B

RGBrgb(238, 148, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.5804, 0.4196

RGB percentages93.3%, 58%, 42%

HSLhsl(18.8, 79.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(18.8, 55%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 37.8%, 55%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,635,563

CSS custom property--colour: #EE946B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#116B94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AC9F68no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1B26Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF848Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light salmon · ΔE 5.3 Dark salmon · ΔE 8.3 Sandy brown · ΔE 13.6 Peru · ΔE 16.8 Salmon · ΔE 16.9 Coral · ΔE 19.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight salmon (#FFA07A)ΔE 5.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BC5EE

Analogous#EE6B83, #EED66B

Triadic#6BEE94, #946BEE

Split complementary#6BEED5, #6B84EE

Tetradic#84EE6B, #6BC5EE, #D66BEE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEF7F4

Lighter +20%#F9D6C6

Lighter +10%#F3B599

Darker −10%#E9733D

Darker −20%#DA5519

Darker −30%#AC4314

Darker −40%#7E320F

More saturated +25%#FF8E5A

Less saturated −25%#D99C80

Channel breakdown

R238

G148

B107

Red238 (93.3%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue18.78°

Saturation (HSL)79.39%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G 94 · B 6B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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