Colour

#EF6C18

#EF6C18
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#EF6C18 is a orange with RGB values 239, 108, 24 and HSL 23°, 87%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#EF6C18

RGBrgb(239, 108, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.4235, 0.0941

RGB percentages93.7%, 42.4%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(23.4, 87%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(23.4, 90%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 54.8%, 90%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,690,776

CSS custom property--colour: #EF6C18;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness154.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.83:1

Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#1093E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#928000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Deuteranopia#B29E10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FF4D5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Chocolate · ΔE 13.2 Dark orange · ΔE 17.1 Coral · ΔE 18.1 Tomato · ΔE 21.2 Orange red · ΔE 21.9 Peru · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#189BEF

Analogous#EF182F, #EFD818

Triadic#18EF6C, #6C18EF

Split complementary#18EFD8, #182FEF

Tetradic#2FEF18, #189BEF, #D818EF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCE5D7

Lighter +30%#F9C7A7

Lighter +20%#F6A977

Lighter +10%#F28A48

Darker −10%#C6560E

Darker −20%#97410A

Darker −30%#672D07

Darker −40%#371804

More saturated +25%#FF6908

Less saturated −25%#D07337

Channel breakdown

R239

G108

B24

Red239 (93.7%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue23.44°

Saturation (HSL)87.04%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G 6C · B 18

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