What color is #E28343?

#E28343 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Flamenco. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E28343?

The RGB value is 226, 131, 67: 226 red, 131 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E28343?

The complementary color is #43A2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E28343?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E28343 color

#E28343 rgb(226, 131, 67)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E28343 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 51.4% green and 26.3% blue (226, 131, 67).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 73% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 70% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Flamenco (#EA8645), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#E28343 color codes

HEX	`#E28343`
RGB	`rgb(226, 131, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 51.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 73%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 70%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 70%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 31.38, 49.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 58.36, 57.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.497, 32.811, 9.51)`
Decimal	`14844739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E28343, 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 #E28343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E28343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #E28343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e28343; }
.text { color: #e28343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e28343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 131 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e28343, #e2d343); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

Questions

What color is #E28343?: #E28343 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Flamenco. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E28343?: The RGB value is 226, 131, 67: 226 red, 131 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E28343?: The complementary color is #43A2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E28343?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.