What color is #E46F34?

#E46F34 is a moderate orange known as Lava Pit. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lava Pit?

The RGB value is 228, 111, 52: 228 red, 111 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lava Pit?

The complementary color is #34A9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E46F34?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lava Pit color: hex code #E46F34

#E46F34 rgb(228, 111, 52)

Shades of orange

Lava Pit has the hex code #E46F34. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 43.5% green and 20.4% blue (228, 111, 52).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 77% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 77% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

Lava Pit (#E46F34) color codes

HEX	`#E46F34`
RGB	`rgb(228, 111, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 43.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 77%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 77%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 77%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 41.76, 52.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 66.87, 51.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.303, 28.116, 6.658)`
Decimal	`14970676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lava Pit, 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 #E46F34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E46F34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #E46F34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e46f34; }
.text { color: #e46f34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e46f34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 111 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e46f34, #e4c734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persimmon.

See #E46F34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E46F34?: #E46F34 is a moderate orange known as Lava Pit. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lava Pit?: The RGB value is 228, 111, 52: 228 red, 111 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lava Pit?: The complementary color is #34A9E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E46F34?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.