HEX atlas value

#EC7327

#EC7327 is a warm orange HEX color close to Cadmium Orange. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 236, 115, 39, HSL 23, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.3024, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#EC7327 Sample readable text

HEX #EC7327

RGB rgb(236, 115, 39)

HSL hsl(23 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 51, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.3024

Contrast Black 7.05:1White 2.98:1

CSS

--color-ec7327: #EC7327;
.background-ec7327 { background-color: #EC7327; }
.text-ec7327 { color: #EC7327; }

Luminance0.3024

Black text7.05:1AA Pass

White text2.98:1AA 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":"#EC7327","rgb":[236,115,39],"hsl":[23,84,54],"cmyk":[0,51,83,7],"luminance":0.3024,"contrast":{"black":7.05,"white":2.98}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.98,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECD527","hex":"#ECD527","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.11,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F4AA7C","hex":"#F4AA7C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.89,"contrastWhite":1.93,"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":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#FF6E14","hex":"#FF6E14","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.49,"contrastWhite":2.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Cadmium Orange adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ec7327.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-orange.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fire-opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumpkin.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#27A1EC","analogous":["#EC273E","#ECD527"],"triadic":["#27EC73","#7327EC"],"tetradic":["#3EEC27","#27A1EC","#D527EC"],"splitComplementary":["#27ECD5","#273EEC"],"monochromatic":["#F4AA7C","#EC7327","#A94A0F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4AA7C","dark":"#A94A0F","saturated":"#FF6E14","desaturated":"#D27941","pastel":"#EEC1A5","neon":"#FF873D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":24.228082879171435},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":24.289915602982237},{"slug":"neon-orange","name":"Neon Orange","hex":"#FF5F1F","distance":28.722813232690143},{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":29.274562336608895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EC7327

#EC7327 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #EC7327 is visually closest to Cadmium Orange, a named orange color with HEX #ED872D.

The RGB channels are 236, 115, and 39, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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 0.3024, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.05:1AA Pass

White text2.98:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EC7327 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.98:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECD527#000000 text · best 14.11:1#ECD527

#F4AA7C#000000 text · best 10.89:1#F4AA7C

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

Pumpkin#000000 text · best 7.81:1#FF7518

#FF6E14#000000 text · best 7.49:1#FF6E14

Generated Palette

#EC7327#EC7327

#27A1EC#27A1EC

#EC273E#EC273E

#ECD527#ECD527

#F4AA7C#F4AA7C

#A94A0F#A94A0F

Color Harmonies

#27A1EC#27A1EC

#EC273E#EC273E

#ECD527#ECD527

#27EC73#27EC73

#7327EC#7327EC

Variants

#F4AA7C#F4AA7C

#A94A0F#A94A0F

#FF6E14#FF6E14

#D27941#D27941

#EEC1A5#EEC1A5

#FF873D#FF873D

Nearest Named Colors

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Fire Opal#E95C20

Pumpkin#FF7518

Neon Orange#FF5F1F

Chocolate#D2691E

#EC7327

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EC7327

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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