What color is #E25822?

#E25822 is a moderate orange known as Flame. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flame?

The RGB value is 226, 88, 34: 226 red, 88 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flame?

The complementary color is #22ACE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E25822?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flame color: hex code #E25822

#E25822 rgb(226, 88, 34)

Shades of orange

Flame has the hex code #E25822. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 34.5% green and 13.3% blue (226, 88, 34).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 77% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 85% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

Flame (#E25822) color codes

HEX	`#E25822`
RGB	`rgb(226, 88, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 34.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 77%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 85%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 85%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.35, 51.35, 55.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.35, 75.75, 47.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.146, 23.269, 4.154)`
Decimal	`14833698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flame, 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 #E25822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E25822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #E25822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e25822; }
.text { color: #e25822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e25822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 88 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e25822, #e2b822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persimmon.

See #E25822 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E25822?: #E25822 is a moderate orange known as Flame. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flame?: The RGB value is 226, 88, 34: 226 red, 88 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flame?: The complementary color is #22ACE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E25822?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.