What color is #E87F17?

#E87F17 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Pumpkin Cat. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E87F17?

The RGB value is 232, 127, 23: 232 red, 127 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E87F17?

The complementary color is #1780E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E87F17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E87F17 color

#E87F17 rgb(232, 127, 23)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E87F17 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 49.8% green and 9% blue (232, 127, 23).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 82% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 90% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pumpkin Cat (#EB7B07), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#E87F17 color codes

HEX	`#E87F17`
RGB	`rgb(232, 127, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 49.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 82%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 90%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 90%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, 34.45, 66.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 74.64, 62.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.027, 32.401, 4.904)`
Decimal	`15236887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E87F17, 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 #E87F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E87F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #E87F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e87f17; }
.text { color: #e87f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e87f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 127 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e87f17, #e8e717); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E87F17?: #E87F17 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Pumpkin Cat. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E87F17?: The RGB value is 232, 127, 23: 232 red, 127 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E87F17?: The complementary color is #1780E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E87F17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.