What color is #E0820C?

#E0820C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Hotter Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0820C?

The RGB value is 224, 130, 12: 224 red, 130 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0820C?

The complementary color is #0C6AE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0820C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0820C color

#E0820C rgb(224, 130, 12)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E0820C is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 51% green and 4.7% blue (224, 130, 12).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 90% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 95% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Hotter Butter (#E68A00), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#E0820C color codes

HEX	`#E0820C`
RGB	`rgb(224, 130, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 51%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 90%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 95%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 95%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, 29.45, 67.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 73.81, 66.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.793, 31.843, 4.451)`
Decimal	`14713356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0820C, 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 #E0820C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0820C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #E0820C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0820c; }
.text { color: #e0820c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0820c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 130 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0820c, #d4e00c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E0820C?: #E0820C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Hotter Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0820C?: The RGB value is 224, 130, 12: 224 red, 130 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0820C?: The complementary color is #0C6AE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0820C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.