What color is #EF985C?

#EF985C is a light, vivid orange known as Ridgeback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ridgeback?

The RGB value is 239, 152, 92: 239 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ridgeback?

The complementary color is #5CB3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EF985C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ridgeback color: hex code #EF985C

#EF985C rgb(239, 152, 92)

Shades of orange

Ridgeback has the hex code #EF985C. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 59.6% green and 36.1% blue (239, 152, 92).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 82% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 62% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

Ridgeback (#EF985C) color codes

HEX	`#EF985C`
RGB	`rgb(239, 152, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 59.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 82%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 62%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 62%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.58, 27.06, 44.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.58, 52.23, 58.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.76, 41.584, 15.582)`
Decimal	`15702108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ridgeback, 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 #EF985C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EF985C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #EF985C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ef985c; }
.text { color: #ef985c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ef985c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 152 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ef985c, #efe25c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EF985C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EF985C?: #EF985C is a light, vivid orange known as Ridgeback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ridgeback?: The RGB value is 239, 152, 92: 239 red, 152 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ridgeback?: The complementary color is #5CB3EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EF985C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.