What color is #EC834F?

#EC834F is a vivid orange known as Gravlax. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gravlax?

The RGB value is 236, 131, 79: 236 red, 131 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gravlax?

The complementary color is #4FB8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC834F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gravlax color: hex code #EC834F

#EC834F rgb(236, 131, 79)

Shades of orange

Gravlax has the hex code #EC834F. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 51.4% green and 31% blue (236, 131, 79).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 81% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 67% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

Gravlax (#EC834F) color codes

HEX	`#EC834F`
RGB	`rgb(236, 131, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 51.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 81%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 67%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 67%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, 36.02, 45.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 57.81, 51.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.123, 34.635, 11.757)`
Decimal	`15500111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gravlax, 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 #EC834F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EC834F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	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 #EC834F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec834f; }
.text { color: #ec834f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec834f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 131 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec834f, #ecd24f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coral.

See #EC834F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EC834F?: #EC834F is a vivid orange known as Gravlax. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gravlax?: The RGB value is 236, 131, 79: 236 red, 131 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gravlax?: The complementary color is #4FB8EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC834F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.