What color is #E2740C?

#E2740C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Martian Colony. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2740C?

The RGB value is 226, 116, 12: 226 red, 116 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2740C?

The complementary color is #0C7AE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2740C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2740C color

#E2740C rgb(226, 116, 12)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E2740C is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 45.5% green and 4.7% blue (226, 116, 12).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 90% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 95% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Martian Colony (#E5750F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#E2740C color codes

HEX	`#E2740C`
RGB	`rgb(226, 116, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 45.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 90%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 95%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 95%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, 37.53, 65.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 75.9, 60.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.68, 28.691, 3.901)`
Decimal	`14840844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2740C, 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 #E2740C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E2740C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #E2740C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2740c; }
.text { color: #e2740c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2740c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 116 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2740c, #e2df0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cinnamon.

Questions

What color is #E2740C?: #E2740C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Martian Colony. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2740C?: The RGB value is 226, 116, 12: 226 red, 116 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2740C?: The complementary color is #0C7AE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2740C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.