What color is #E16233?

#E16233 is a moderate orange known as Precious Pumpkin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Precious Pumpkin?

The RGB value is 225, 98, 51: 225 red, 98 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Precious Pumpkin?

The complementary color is #33B2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E16233?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Precious Pumpkin color: hex code #E16233

#E16233 rgb(225, 98, 51)

Shades of orange

Precious Pumpkin has the hex code #E16233. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 38.4% green and 20% blue (225, 98, 51).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 74% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 77% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

Precious Pumpkin (#E16233) color codes

HEX	`#E16233`
RGB	`rgb(225, 98, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 38.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 74%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 77%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 77%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, 46.91, 49.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 68.28, 46.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.02, 24.987, 6.057)`
Decimal	`14770739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Precious Pumpkin, 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 #E16233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E16233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #E16233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e16233; }
.text { color: #e16233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e16233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 98 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e16233, #e1b933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persimmon.

See #E16233 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E16233?: #E16233 is a moderate orange known as Precious Pumpkin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Precious Pumpkin?: The RGB value is 225, 98, 51: 225 red, 98 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Precious Pumpkin?: The complementary color is #33B2E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E16233?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.