What color is #EA5013?

#EA5013 is a vivid orange known as Crunchy Carrot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Crunchy Carrot?

The RGB value is 234, 80, 19: 234 red, 80 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Crunchy Carrot?

The complementary color is #13ADEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA5013?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Crunchy Carrot color: hex code #EA5013

#EA5013 rgb(234, 80, 19)

Shades of orange

Crunchy Carrot has the hex code #EA5013. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 31.4% green and 7.5% blue (234, 80, 19).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 85% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 92% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

Crunchy Carrot (#EA5013) color codes

HEX	`#EA5013`
RGB	`rgb(234, 80, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 31.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 85%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 92%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 92%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 57.23, 61.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 84.04, 47.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.922, 23.282, 3.166)`
Decimal	`15355923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Crunchy Carrot, 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 #EA5013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EA5013 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #EA5013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea5013; }
.text { color: #ea5013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea5013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 80 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea5013, #eabb13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persimmon.

See #EA5013 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EA5013?: #EA5013 is a vivid orange known as Crunchy Carrot. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Crunchy Carrot?: The RGB value is 234, 80, 19: 234 red, 80 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Crunchy Carrot?: The complementary color is #13ADEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA5013?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.