What color is #E3920B?

#E3920B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cheddar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3920B?

The RGB value is 227, 146, 11: 227 red, 146 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3920B?

The complementary color is #0B5CE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3920B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3920B color

#E3920B rgb(227, 146, 11)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E3920B is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 57.3% green and 4.3% blue (227, 146, 11).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 91% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 95% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Cheddar (#EE9A09), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#E3920B color codes

HEX	`#E3920B`
RGB	`rgb(227, 146, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 57.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 91%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 95%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 95%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.21, 22.22, 70.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.21, 74.18, 72.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.021, 36.917, 5.229)`
Decimal	`14914059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3920B, 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 #E3920B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3920B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #E3920B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3920b; }
.text { color: #e3920b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3920b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 146 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3920b, #c8e30b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orange.

Questions

What color is #E3920B?: #E3920B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Cheddar. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3920B?: The RGB value is 227, 146, 11: 227 red, 146 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3920B?: The complementary color is #0B5CE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3920B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.