What color is #E48E6B?

#E48E6B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Copper Coin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E48E6B?

The RGB value is 228, 142, 107: 228 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E48E6B?

The complementary color is #6BC1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E48E6B?

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.

#E48E6B color

#E48E6B rgb(228, 142, 107)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E48E6B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 55.7% green and 42% blue (228, 142, 107).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 69% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 53% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Copper Coin (#DA8A67), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#E48E6B color codes

HEX	`#E48E6B`
RGB	`rgb(228, 142, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 55.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 69%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 53%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 53%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.21, 29.09, 32.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.21, 43.47, 47.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.325, 36.906, 18.696)`
Decimal	`14978667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E48E6B, 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 #E48E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E48E6B 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 #E48E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e48e6b; }
.text { color: #e48e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e48e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 142 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e48e6b, #e4ca6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E48E6B?: #E48E6B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Copper Coin. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E48E6B?: The RGB value is 228, 142, 107: 228 red, 142 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E48E6B?: The complementary color is #6BC1E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E48E6B?: 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.