What color is #E2AF80?

#E2AF80 is a light, moderate orange known as Manhattan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Manhattan?

The RGB value is 226, 175, 128: 226 red, 175 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Manhattan?

The complementary color is #80B3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2AF80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Manhattan color: hex code #E2AF80

#E2AF80 rgb(226, 175, 128)

Shades of beige

Manhattan has the hex code #E2AF80. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 68.6% green and 50.2% blue (226, 175, 128).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 63% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 43% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

Manhattan (#E2AF80) color codes

HEX	`#E2AF80`
RGB	`rgb(226, 175, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 68.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 63%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 43%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, 12.67, 31.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 33.7, 67.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.592, 48.39, 27.093)`
Decimal	`14856064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Manhattan, 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 #E2AF80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2AF80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #E2AF80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2af80; }
.text { color: #e2af80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2af80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 175 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2af80, #e2e080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E2AF80 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2AF80?: #E2AF80 is a light, moderate orange known as Manhattan. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Manhattan?: The RGB value is 226, 175, 128: 226 red, 175 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Manhattan?: The complementary color is #80B3E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2AF80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.