What color is #E1583F?

#E1583F is a moderate red known as Tiger Lily. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tiger Lily?

The RGB value is 225, 88, 63: 225 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tiger Lily?

The complementary color is #3FC8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1583F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tiger Lily color: hex code #E1583F

#E1583F rgb(225, 88, 63)

Shades of red

Tiger Lily has the hex code #E1583F. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 34.5% green and 24.7% blue (225, 88, 63).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 73% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 72% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

Tiger Lily (#E1583F) color codes

HEX	`#E1583F`
RGB	`rgb(225, 88, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 34.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 73%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 72%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 72%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.43, 51.99, 41.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.43, 66.68, 38.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.442, 23.351, 7.343)`
Decimal	`14768191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tiger Lily, 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 #E1583F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E1583F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #E1583F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1583f; }
.text { color: #e1583f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1583f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 88 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1583f, #e1a93f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #E1583F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1583F?: #E1583F is a moderate red known as Tiger Lily. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tiger Lily?: The RGB value is 225, 88, 63: 225 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tiger Lily?: The complementary color is #3FC8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1583F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.