Recognised as Colour

#EF5C2A

#EF5C2A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#EF5C2A is a orange with RGB values 239, 92, 42 and HSL 15°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#EF5C2A#EF5C2A

HEX#EF5C2A

RGBrgb(239, 92, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.3608, 0.1647

RGB percentages93.7%, 36.1%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(15.2, 86%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15.2, 82.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 82.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,686,698

CSS custom property--colour: #EF5C2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#10A3D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#867722no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9823no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3552no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 10.6 Coral · ΔE 15.2 Chocolate · ΔE 17.5 Orange red · ΔE 18.9 Firebrick · ΔE 26.3 Red · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ABDEF

Analogous#EF2A5A, #EFBF2A

Triadic#2AEF5C, #5C2AEF

Split complementary#2AEFBF, #2A5AEF

Tetradic#5AEF2A, #2ABDEF, #BF2AEF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDEDE8

Lighter +30%#FAC9B8

Lighter +20%#F6A589

Lighter +10%#F38059

Darker −10%#D64210

Darker −20%#A6340D

Darker −30%#772509

Darker −40%#481605

More saturated +25%#FF541A

Less saturated −25%#D26A47

Channel breakdown

R239

G92

B42

Red239 (93.7%)

Green92 (36.1%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue15.23°

Saturation (HSL)86.03%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 5C · B 2A

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