What color is #E95C4B?

#E95C4B is a moderate red known as Opal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Opal Flame?

The RGB value is 233, 92, 75: 233 red, 92 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Opal Flame?

The complementary color is #4BD8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E95C4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Opal Flame color: hex code #E95C4B

#E95C4B rgb(233, 92, 75)

Shades of red

Opal Flame has the hex code #E95C4B. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 36.1% green and 29.4% blue (233, 92, 75).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 78% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 68% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

Opal Flame (#E95C4B) color codes

HEX	`#E95C4B`
RGB	`rgb(233, 92, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 36.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 78%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 68%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 68%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.55, 53.58, 37.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.55, 65.68, 35.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.705, 25.491, 9.537)`
Decimal	`15293515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Opal Flame, 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 #E95C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E95C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #E95C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e95c4b; }
.text { color: #e95c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e95c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 92 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e95c4b, #e9ab4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

See #E95C4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E95C4B?: #E95C4B is a moderate red known as Opal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Opal Flame?: The RGB value is 233, 92, 75: 233 red, 92 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Opal Flame?: The complementary color is #4BD8E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E95C4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.