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#EC7D22 Color

#EC7D22 is rgb(236, 125, 34) in RGB, hsl(27, 84%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 47%, 86%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EC7D22
HEX#EC7D22
RGBrgb(236, 125, 34)
HSLhsl(27, 84%, 53%)
HSVhsv(27, 86%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 86%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.166 53.4)
LABlab(64.53% 39.85 64.14)
LCHlch(64.53% 75.51 58.15)

What #EC7D22 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 #EC7D22, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 5.25Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 6.46Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 7.52Tangerine#F28500ΔE 9.54Fulvous#E48400ΔE 9.65Neon Tangerine#F6890AΔE 9.84

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

#EC7D22 Channel Values

How #EC7D22 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 125 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 84% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 86% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 47% · Y 86% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.79:1 vs white · 7.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EC7D22 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 text2.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EC7D22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EC7D22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EC7D22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EC7D22
Complementary
#2291EC
Analogous
#EC222D
Analogous
#ECE222
Triadic
#22EC7D
Triadic
#7D22EC
Split comp.
#22ECE2
Split comp.
#222DEC

Tints & Shades of #EC7D22

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

#EE8E3F
#F1A15F
#F4B27C
#F6C59C
#F9D6B9
#FCE9D9

Shades

#D86B13
#B75B10
#964B0D
#753A0A
#542A07
#341A04

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EC7D22.

How #EC7D22 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#EC7D22
Protanopia#98981E
Protanomaly#BF8E20
Deuteranopia#ACAC00
Deuteranomaly#C99C11
Tritanopia#EF7676
Tritanomaly#EE795F
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EC7D22 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ec7d22: #EC7D22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EC7D22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ec7d22': '#EC7D22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.925, green: 0.490, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_ec7d22">#EC7D22</color>
SVG fillfill="#EC7D22"

More Orange Colors

#EC7D22 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EC7D22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EC7D22?

#EC7D22 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(236, 125, 34) in RGB and hsl(27, 84%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Orange (#ED872D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #EC7D22?

#EC7D22 is rgb(236, 125, 34) — red 236, green 125, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EC7D22?

#EC7D22 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 47%, 86%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EC7D22 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EC7D22 scores 2.79:1 against white and 7.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EC7D22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EC7D22 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 chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 10.31, which is visibly different.

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