What color is #ED4B00?

#ED4B00 is a vivid orange known as Kimchi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kimchi?

The RGB value is 237, 75, 0: 237 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kimchi?

The complementary color is #00A2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED4B00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kimchi color: hex code #ED4B00

#ED4B00 rgb(237, 75, 0)

Shades of orange

Kimchi has the hex code #ED4B00. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 29.4% green and 0% blue (237, 75, 0).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 100% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

Kimchi (#ED4B00) color codes

HEX	`#ED4B00`
RGB	`rgb(237, 75, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 29.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 100%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 100%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, 60.01, 65.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 89.17, 47.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.446, 23.043, 2.476)`
Decimal	`15551232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kimchi, 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 #ED4B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#ED4B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #ED4B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed4b00; }
.text { color: #ed4b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed4b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 75 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed4b00, #edc200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persimmon.

See #ED4B00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ED4B00?: #ED4B00 is a vivid orange known as Kimchi. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kimchi?: The RGB value is 237, 75, 0: 237 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kimchi?: The complementary color is #00A2ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED4B00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.