HEX atlas value

#EC5827

#EC5827 is a warm orange HEX color close to Fire Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 88, 39, HSL 15, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.2496, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC5827 Sample readable text

HEX #EC5827

RGB rgb(236, 88, 39)

HSL hsl(15 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 63, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.2496

Contrast Black 5.99:1White 3.5:1

CSS

--color-ec5827: #EC5827;
.background-ec5827 { background-color: #EC5827; }
.text-ec5827 { color: #EC5827; }

Luminance0.2496

Black text5.99:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EC5827","rgb":[236,88,39],"hsl":[15,84,54],"cmyk":[0,63,83,7],"luminance":0.2496,"contrast":{"black":5.99,"white":3.5}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.5,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECBB27","hex":"#ECBB27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.7,"contrastWhite":1.79,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F49A7C","hex":"#F49A7C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#27BBEC","hex":"#27BBEC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.41,"contrastWhite":2.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.91,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#A9350F","hex":"#A9350F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.2,"contrastWhite":6.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Fire Opal adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec5827.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnabar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-orange.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27BBEC","analogous":["#EC2758","#ECBB27"],"triadic":["#27EC58","#5827EC"],"tetradic":["#58EC27","#27BBEC","#BB27EC"],"splitComplementary":["#27ECBB","#2758EC"],"monochromatic":["#F49A7C","#EC5827","#A9350F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F49A7C","dark":"#A9350F","saturated":"#FF4F14","desaturated":"#D26541","pastel":"#EEB7A5","neon":"#FF6E3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":8.602325267042627},{"slug":"cinnabar","name":"Cinnabar","hex":"#E44D2E","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"vermilion","name":"Vermilion","hex":"#E34234","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":32.341923257592455}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC5827

#EC5827 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC5827 is visually closest to Fire Opal, a named orange color with HEX #E95C20.

The RGB channels are 236, 88, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 84% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2496, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 8.60, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.99:1AA Pass

White text3.5:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC5827 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.99:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.5:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECBB27#000000 text · best 11.7:1#ECBB27

#F49A7C#000000 text · best 9.76:1#F49A7C

#27BBEC#000000 text · best 9.41:1#27BBEC

Neon Orange#000000 text · best 6.91:1#FF5F1F

#A9350F#FFFFFF text · best 6.55:1#A9350F

Generated Palette

#EC5827#EC5827

#27BBEC#27BBEC

#EC2758#EC2758

#ECBB27#ECBB27

#F49A7C#F49A7C

#A9350F#A9350F

Color Harmonies

#27BBEC#27BBEC

#EC2758#EC2758

#ECBB27#ECBB27

#27EC58#27EC58

#5827EC#5827EC

Variants

#F49A7C#F49A7C

#A9350F#A9350F

#FF4F14#FF4F14

#D26541#D26541

#EEB7A5#EEB7A5

#FF6E3D#FF6E3D

Nearest Named Colors

Fire Opal#E95C20

Cinnabar#E44D2E

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

Vermilion#E34234

Chocolate#D2691E

#EC5827

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC5827

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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