What color is #EC9F76?

#EC9F76 is a light, moderate orange known as Mexican Standoff. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mexican Standoff?

The RGB value is 236, 159, 118: 236 red, 159 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mexican Standoff?

The complementary color is #76C3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EC9F76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mexican Standoff color: hex code #EC9F76

#EC9F76 rgb(236, 159, 118)

Shades of orange

Mexican Standoff has the hex code #EC9F76. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 62.4% green and 46.3% blue (236, 159, 118).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 76% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

Mexican Standoff (#EC9F76) color codes

HEX	`#EC9F76`
RGB	`rgb(236, 159, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 62.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 76%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, 24.21, 32.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 40.92, 53.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.263, 43.941, 22.97)`
Decimal	`15507318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mexican Standoff, 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 #EC9F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EC9F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #EC9F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ec9f76; }
.text { color: #ec9f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ec9f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 159 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ec9f76, #ecda76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EC9F76 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EC9F76?: #EC9F76 is a light, moderate orange known as Mexican Standoff. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mexican Standoff?: The RGB value is 236, 159, 118: 236 red, 159 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mexican Standoff?: The complementary color is #76C3EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EC9F76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.