What color is #E6480B?

#E6480B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Baptism by Fire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E6480B?

The RGB value is 230, 72, 11: 230 red, 72 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E6480B?

The complementary color is #0BA9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6480B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E6480B color

#E6480B rgb(230, 72, 11)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E6480B is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 28.2% green and 4.3% blue (230, 72, 11).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 91% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 95% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Baptism by Fire (#E6490B), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#E6480B color codes

HEX	`#E6480B`
RGB	`rgb(230, 72, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 28.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 91%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 95%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 95%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, 58.96, 62.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 85.59, 46.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.015, 21.487, 2.62)`
Decimal	`15091723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E6480B, 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 #E6480B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E6480B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #E6480B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6480b; }
.text { color: #e6480b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6480b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 72 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6480b, #e6b50b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orange Red.

Questions

What color is #E6480B?: #E6480B is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Baptism by Fire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E6480B?: The RGB value is 230, 72, 11: 230 red, 72 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E6480B?: The complementary color is #0BA9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6480B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.