What color is #E76C49?

#E76C49 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Burnt Sienna. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E76C49?

The RGB value is 231, 108, 73: 231 red, 108 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E76C49?

The complementary color is #49C4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E76C49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E76C49 color

#E76C49 rgb(231, 108, 73)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E76C49 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 42.4% green and 28.6% blue (231, 108, 73).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 77% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 68% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Sienna (#E97451), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#E76C49 color codes

HEX	`#E76C49`
RGB	`rgb(231, 108, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 42.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 77%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 68%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 68%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.07, 45.32, 41.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.07, 61.75, 42.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.524, 28.2, 9.664)`
Decimal	`15166537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E76C49, 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 #E76C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E76C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #E76C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e76c49; }
.text { color: #e76c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e76c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 108 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e76c49, #e7bb49); }

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Questions

What color is #E76C49?: #E76C49 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Burnt Sienna. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E76C49?: The RGB value is 231, 108, 73: 231 red, 108 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E76C49?: The complementary color is #49C4E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E76C49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.