What color is #E78F0C?

#E78F0C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Hotter Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E78F0C?

The RGB value is 231, 143, 12: 231 red, 143 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E78F0C?

The complementary color is #0C64E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E78F0C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E78F0C color

#E78F0C rgb(231, 143, 12)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E78F0C is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 56.1% green and 4.7% blue (231, 143, 12).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 90% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 95% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Hotter Butter (#E68A00), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#E78F0C color codes

HEX	`#E78F0C`
RGB	`rgb(231, 143, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 56.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 90%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 95%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 95%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.02, 25.52, 70.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.02, 75.19, 70.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.848, 36.665, 5.168)`
Decimal	`15175436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E78F0C, 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 #E78F0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E78F0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #E78F0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e78f0c; }
.text { color: #e78f0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e78f0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 143 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e78f0c, #d1e70c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tangerine.

Questions

What color is #E78F0C?: #E78F0C is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Hotter Butter. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E78F0C?: The RGB value is 231, 143, 12: 231 red, 143 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E78F0C?: The complementary color is #0C64E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E78F0C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.