What color is #E56900?

#E56900 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Ochre Spice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E56900?

The RGB value is 229, 105, 0: 229 red, 105 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E56900?

The complementary color is #007CE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E56900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E56900 color

#E56900 rgb(229, 105, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E56900 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 41.2% green and 0% blue (229, 105, 0).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 100% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ochre Spice (#E96D03), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#E56900 color codes

HEX	`#E56900`
RGB	`rgb(229, 105, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 41.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 100%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 100%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.76, 44.06, 67.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.76, 80.34, 56.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.369, 26.766, 3.199)`
Decimal	`15034624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E56900, 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 #E56900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E56900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #E56900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e56900; }
.text { color: #e56900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e56900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 105 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e56900, #e5db00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E56900?: #E56900 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Ochre Spice. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E56900?: The RGB value is 229, 105, 0: 229 red, 105 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E56900?: The complementary color is #007CE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E56900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.