Recognised as Colour
#EF9012
- #EF9012
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark orange
#EF9012 is a orange with RGB values 239, 144, 18 and HSL 34°, 87%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.
Colour values
#EF9012#EF9012
HEX#EF9012
RGBrgb(239, 144, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.5647, 0.0706
RGB percentages93.7%, 56.5%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(34.2, 87.4%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(34.2, 92.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 39.7%, 92.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,699,986
CSS custom property--colour: #EF9012;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#106FED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1271EF
Analogous#EF2212, #DFEF12
Triadic#12EF90, #9012EF
Split complementary#12DFEF, #2212EF
Tetradic#12EF22, #1271EF, #EF12DF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G144
B18
Red239 (93.7%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue34.21°
Saturation (HSL)87.35%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G 90 · B 12
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