What color is #E25E31?

#E25E31 is a moderate orange known as Salametti. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Salametti?

The RGB value is 226, 94, 49: 226 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Salametti?

The complementary color is #31B5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E25E31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Salametti color: hex code #E25E31

#E25E31 rgb(226, 94, 49)

Shades of orange

Salametti has the hex code #E25E31. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 36.9% green and 19.2% blue (226, 94, 49).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 75% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 78% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

Salametti (#E25E31) color codes

HEX	`#E25E31`
RGB	`rgb(226, 94, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 36.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 75%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 78%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 78%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 49.07, 50.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 70.1, 45.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.925, 24.401, 5.723)`
Decimal	`14835249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Salametti, 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 #E25E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E25E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #E25E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e25e31; }
.text { color: #e25e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e25e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 94 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e25e31, #e2b631); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Persimmon.

See #E25E31 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E25E31?: #E25E31 is a moderate orange known as Salametti. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Salametti?: The RGB value is 226, 94, 49: 226 red, 94 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Salametti?: The complementary color is #31B5E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E25E31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.