What color is #E74111?

#E74111 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Chilli Crab. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E74111?

The RGB value is 231, 65, 17: 231 red, 65 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E74111?

The complementary color is #11B7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E74111?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E74111 color

#E74111 rgb(231, 65, 17)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E74111 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 25.5% green and 6.7% blue (231, 65, 17).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 86% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 93% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Chilli Crab (#E93A0E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#E74111 color codes

HEX	`#E74111`
RGB	`rgb(231, 65, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 25.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 86%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 93%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 93%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, 61.89, 60.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 86.31, 44.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.951, 20.816, 2.708)`
Decimal	`15155473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E74111, 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 #E74111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E74111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #E74111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e74111; }
.text { color: #e74111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e74111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 65 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e74111, #e7ac11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Scarlet.

Questions

What color is #E74111?: #E74111 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Chilli Crab. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E74111?: The RGB value is 231, 65, 17: 231 red, 65 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E74111?: The complementary color is #11B7E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E74111?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.