Recognised as Colour
#EF852C
- #EF852C
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#EF852C is a orange with RGB values 239, 133, 44 and HSL 27°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#EF852C#EF852C
HEX#EF852C
RGBrgb(239, 133, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5216, 0.1725
RGB percentages93.7%, 52.2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(27.4, 85.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.4, 81.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 44.4%, 81.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,697,196
CSS custom property--colour: #EF852C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.06:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#107AD3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C96EF
Analogous#EF2C34, #EFE62C
Triadic#2CEF85, #852CEF
Split complementary#2CEFE6, #2C35EF
Tetradic#35EF2C, #2C96EF, #E72CEF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G133
B44
Red239 (93.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue27.38°
Saturation (HSL)85.9%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 85 · B 2C
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