What color is #E27945?

#E27945 is a moderate orange known as Jaffa. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Jaffa?

The RGB value is 226, 121, 69: 226 red, 121 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Jaffa?

The complementary color is #45AEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E27945?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Jaffa color: hex code #E27945

#E27945 rgb(226, 121, 69)

Shades of orange

Jaffa has the hex code #E27945. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 47.5% green and 27.1% blue (226, 121, 69).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 73% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 69% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

Jaffa (#E27945) color codes

HEX	`#E27945`
RGB	`rgb(226, 121, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 47.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 73%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 69%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 69%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, 36.68, 45.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 58.75, 51.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.279, 30.278, 9.405)`
Decimal	`14842181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Jaffa, 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 #E27945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E27945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #E27945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e27945; }
.text { color: #e27945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e27945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 121 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e27945, #e2c745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Sienna.

See #E27945 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E27945?: #E27945 is a moderate orange known as Jaffa. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Jaffa?: The RGB value is 226, 121, 69: 226 red, 121 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Jaffa?: The complementary color is #45AEE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E27945?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.