What color is #E35519?

#E35519 is a vivid orange known as Furious Fox. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Furious Fox?

The RGB value is 227, 85, 25: 227 red, 85 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Furious Fox?

The complementary color is #19A7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E35519?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Furious Fox color: hex code #E35519

#E35519 rgb(227, 85, 25)

Shades of orange

Furious Fox has the hex code #E35519. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 33.3% green and 9.8% blue (227, 85, 25).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 80% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 89% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

Furious Fox (#E35519) color codes

HEX	`#E35519`
RGB	`rgb(227, 85, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 33.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 80%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 89%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 89%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.97, 52.83, 58.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.97, 79.07, 48.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.107, 22.903, 3.492)`
Decimal	`14898457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Furious Fox, 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 #E35519	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E35519 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #E35519 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e35519; }
.text { color: #e35519; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e35519; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 85 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e35519, #e3ba19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persimmon.

See #E35519 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E35519?: #E35519 is a vivid orange known as Furious Fox. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Furious Fox?: The RGB value is 227, 85, 25: 227 red, 85 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Furious Fox?: The complementary color is #19A7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E35519?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.