What color is #CE5C19?

#CE5C19 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Tomato Bisque. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE5C19?

The RGB value is 206, 92, 25: 206 red, 92 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE5C19?

The complementary color is #198BCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE5C19?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE5C19 color

#CE5C19 rgb(206, 92, 25)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CE5C19 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 36.1% green and 9.8% blue (206, 92, 25).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 78% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 88% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tomato Bisque (#D15915), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#CE5C19 color codes

HEX	`#CE5C19`
RGB	`rgb(206, 92, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 36.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 78%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 88%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 88%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, 41.89, 55.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 69.66, 53.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.459, 20.85, 3.393)`
Decimal	`13523993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE5C19, 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 #CE5C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE5C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #CE5C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce5c19; }
.text { color: #ce5c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce5c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 92 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce5c19, #ceb719); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CE5C19?: #CE5C19 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Tomato Bisque. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE5C19?: The RGB value is 206, 92, 25: 206 red, 92 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE5C19?: The complementary color is #198BCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE5C19?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.