What color is #E1805D?

#E1805D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Canyon Sunset. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1805D?

The RGB value is 225, 128, 93: 225 red, 128 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1805D?

The complementary color is #5DBEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1805D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1805D color

#E1805D rgb(225, 128, 93)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E1805D is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 50.2% green and 36.5% blue (225, 128, 93).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 69% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 59% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Canyon Sunset (#DD8869), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#E1805D color codes

HEX	`#E1805D`
RGB	`rgb(225, 128, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 50.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 69%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 59%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 59%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, 34.17, 35.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 49.04, 45.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.749, 32.24, 14.431)`
Decimal	`14778461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1805D, 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 #E1805D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1805D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #E1805D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1805d; }
.text { color: #e1805d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1805d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 128 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1805d, #e1c25d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E1805D?: #E1805D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Canyon Sunset. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1805D?: The RGB value is 225, 128, 93: 225 red, 128 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1805D?: The complementary color is #5DBEE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1805D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.