What color is #CE4A19?

#CE4A19 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fire Bolt. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE4A19?

The RGB value is 206, 74, 25: 206 red, 74 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE4A19?

The complementary color is #199DCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE4A19?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE4A19 color

#CE4A19 rgb(206, 74, 25)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CE4A19 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 29% green and 9.8% blue (206, 74, 25).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 78% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 88% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fire Bolt (#CC4411), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#CE4A19 color codes

HEX	`#CE4A19`
RGB	`rgb(206, 74, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 29%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 78%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 88%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 88%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, 50.21, 53.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 73.13, 46.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.081, 18.094, 2.933)`
Decimal	`13519385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE4A19, 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 #CE4A19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CE4A19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #CE4A19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce4a19; }
.text { color: #ce4a19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce4a19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 74 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce4a19, #cea519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mahogany.

Questions

What color is #CE4A19?: #CE4A19 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Fire Bolt. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE4A19?: The RGB value is 206, 74, 25: 206 red, 74 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE4A19?: The complementary color is #199DCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE4A19?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.