What color is #E96D03?

#E96D03 is a vivid orange known as Ochre Spice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ochre Spice?

The RGB value is 233, 109, 3: 233 red, 109 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ochre Spice?

The complementary color is #037FE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E96D03?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ochre Spice color: hex code #E96D03

#E96D03 rgb(233, 109, 3)

Shades of orange

Ochre Spice has the hex code #E96D03. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 42.7% green and 1.2% blue (233, 109, 3).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 97% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 99% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

Ochre Spice (#E96D03) color codes

HEX	`#E96D03`
RGB	`rgb(233, 109, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 42.7%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 97%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 99%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 99%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.13, 43.68, 67.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.13, 80.62, 57.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.094, 28.273, 3.485)`
Decimal	`15297795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ochre Spice, 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 #E96D03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E96D03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #E96D03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e96d03; }
.text { color: #e96d03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e96d03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 109 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e96d03, #e9e003); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pumpkin.

See #E96D03 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E96D03?: #E96D03 is a vivid orange known as Ochre Spice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ochre Spice?: The RGB value is 233, 109, 3: 233 red, 109 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ochre Spice?: The complementary color is #037FE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E96D03?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.