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#EC7441 Color

#EC7441 is rgb(236, 116, 65) in RGB, hsl(18, 82%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 72%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mandarin (#F37A48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7441
HEX#EC7441
RGBrgb(236, 116, 65)
HSLhsl(18, 82%, 59%)
HSVhsv(18, 72%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 72%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.162 42.3)
LABlab(62.93% 44.89 49.75)
LCHlch(62.93% 67.01 47.94)

What #EC7441 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EC7441, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#EC7441 Channel Values

How #EC7441 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 236 · G 116 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 82% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 72% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 72% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7441 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC7441 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC7441

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7441; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EC7441

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC7441.

How #EC7441 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EC7441
Protanopia#92923F
Protanomaly#BD8740
Deuteranopia#A9A934
Deuteranomaly#C7963A
Tritanopia#EE6F6F
Tritanomaly#ED7160
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7441 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ec7441: #EC7441;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7441;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7441': '#EC7441' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.455, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7441">#EC7441</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7441"

More Orange Colors

#EC7441 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EC7441 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7441?

#EC7441 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(236, 116, 65) in RGB and hsl(18, 82%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mandarin (#F37A48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.38.

What is the RGB value of #EC7441?

#EC7441 is rgb(236, 116, 65) — red 236, green 116, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7441?

#EC7441 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 72%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7441 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7441 scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7441 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7441 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 5.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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