HEX atlas value

#EC6C27

#EC6C27 is a warm orange HEX color close to Fire Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 108, 39, HSL 21, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.287, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC6C27 Sample readable text

HEX #EC6C27

RGB rgb(236, 108, 39)

HSL hsl(21 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 54, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.287

Contrast Black 6.74:1White 3.12:1

CSS

--color-ec6c27: #EC6C27;
.background-ec6c27 { background-color: #EC6C27; }
.text-ec6c27 { color: #EC6C27; }

Luminance0.287

Black text6.74:1AA Pass

White text3.12:1AA 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":"#EC6C27","rgb":[236,108,39],"hsl":[21,84,54],"cmyk":[0,54,83,7],"luminance":0.287,"contrast":{"black":6.74,"white":3.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECCF27","hex":"#ECCF27","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.52,"contrastWhite":1.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F4A67C","hex":"#F4A67C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.59,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#27A7EC","hex":"#27A7EC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.82,"contrastWhite":2.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/ec6c27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/neon-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumpkin.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27A7EC","analogous":["#EC2745","#ECCF27"],"triadic":["#27EC6C","#6C27EC"],"tetradic":["#45EC27","#27A7EC","#CF27EC"],"splitComplementary":["#27ECCF","#2745EC"],"monochromatic":["#F4A67C","#EC6C27","#A9450F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4A67C","dark":"#A9450F","saturated":"#FF6714","desaturated":"#D27441","pastel":"#EEBEA5","neon":"#FF813D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":17.72004514666935},{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":25.826343140289914},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":27.676705006196094},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":27.676705006196094}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC6C27

#EC6C27 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC6C27 is visually closest to Fire Opal, a named orange color with HEX #E95C20.

The RGB channels are 236, 108, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 21deg 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 0.287, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.72, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.74:1AA Pass

White text3.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC6C27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.74:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECCF27#000000 text · best 13.52:1#ECCF27

#F4A67C#000000 text · best 10.59:1#F4A67C

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

#27A7EC#000000 text · best 7.82:1#27A7EC

Pumpkin#000000 text · best 7.81:1#FF7518

Generated Palette

#EC6C27#EC6C27

#27A7EC#27A7EC

#EC2745#EC2745

#ECCF27#ECCF27

#F4A67C#F4A67C

#A9450F#A9450F

Color Harmonies

#27A7EC#27A7EC

#EC2745#EC2745

#ECCF27#ECCF27

#27EC6C#27EC6C

#6C27EC#6C27EC

Variants

#F4A67C#F4A67C

#A9450F#A9450F

#FF6714#FF6714

#D27441#D27441

#EEBEA5#EEBEA5

#FF813D#FF813D

Nearest Named Colors

Fire Opal#E95C20

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

Pumpkin#FF7518

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Chocolate#D2691E

#EC6C27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC6C27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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