#ec912e

Color #ec912e

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Orange #ff8c00 · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class orange-400 #ff8904 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ec912e

RGB

rgb(236, 145, 46)

HSL

hsl(31.3, 83.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(31.3, 80.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.6%, 80.5%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(68.23, 27.25, 62.9)

LCH

lch(68.23, 68.55, 66.58)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1524, 62.58)

HWB

hwb(31.3, 18%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e89ec

Analogous

#ec322e

#ec912e

#e8ec2e

Triadic

#ec912e

#2eec91

#912eec

Split-complementary

#ec912e

#2ee8ec

#322eec

Tetradic

#ec912e

#89ec2e

#2e89ec

#912eec

Square

#ec912e

#2eec32

#2e89ec

#ec2ee8

Shades

Color #ec912e mixed toward black.

#d77a14

#ac6110

#81490c

#563108

#2b1804

Tints

Color #ec912e mixed toward white.

#efa351

#f2b674

#f5c897

#f9dab9

#fceddc

Tones

Color #ec912e mixed toward gray.

#dc903e

#cc904e

#bc8f5e

#ad8e6d

#9d8e7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbca54 · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#d0d65b · ΔE 30.4

Tritanopia

#e9686c · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 27

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ec912e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ec912e]

Related colors

Bisque #ffe4c4

Linen #faf0e6

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Peru #cd853f

Burlywood #deb887

Antique White #faebd7

Frequently asked questions

#ec912e (#ec912e) is rgb(236, 145, 46) in RGB.

No, #ec912e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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