What color is #E68A5B?

#E68A5B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Toasted Husk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E68A5B?

The RGB value is 230, 138, 91: 230 red, 138 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E68A5B?

The complementary color is #5BB7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E68A5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E68A5B color

#E68A5B rgb(230, 138, 91)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E68A5B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 54.1% green and 35.7% blue (230, 138, 91).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 74% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Toasted Husk (#ED8A53), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#E68A5B color codes

HEX	`#E68A5B`
RGB	`rgb(230, 138, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 54.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 74%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 60%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 60%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.34, 30.76, 39.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.34, 50.32, 52.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.613, 35.76, 14.501)`
Decimal	`15108699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E68A5B, 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 #E68A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E68A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #E68A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e68a5b; }
.text { color: #e68a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e68a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 138 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e68a5b, #e6d05b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coral.

Questions

What color is #E68A5B?: #E68A5B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Toasted Husk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E68A5B?: The RGB value is 230, 138, 91: 230 red, 138 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E68A5B?: The complementary color is #5BB7E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E68A5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.