What color is #E96E00?

#E96E00 is a vivid orange known as Clementine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Clementine?

The RGB value is 233, 110, 0: 233 red, 110 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Clementine?

The complementary color is #007BE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E96E00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Clementine color: hex code #E96E00

#E96E00 rgb(233, 110, 0)

Shades of orange

Clementine has the hex code #E96E00. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 43.1% green and 0% blue (233, 110, 0).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 100% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

Clementine (#E96E00) color codes

HEX	`#E96E00`
RGB	`rgb(233, 110, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 43.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 43.16, 68.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 80.88, 57.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.184, 28.481, 3.434)`
Decimal	`15298048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Clementine, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E96E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E96E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E96E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e96e00; }
.text { color: #e96e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e96e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 110 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e96e00, #e9e200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Safety Orange.

See #E96E00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E96E00?: #E96E00 is a vivid orange known as Clementine. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Clementine?: The RGB value is 233, 110, 0: 233 red, 110 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Clementine?: The complementary color is #007BE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E96E00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.