What color is #EA5900?

#EA5900 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Persimmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EA5900?

The RGB value is 234, 89, 0: 234 red, 89 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EA5900?

The complementary color is #0091EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EA5900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EA5900 color

#EA5900 rgb(234, 89, 0)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EA5900 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 34.9% green and 0% blue (234, 89, 0).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 100% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Persimmon (#EC5800), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#EA5900 color codes

HEX	`#EA5900`
RGB	`rgb(234, 89, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 34.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 100%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 100%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, 53.27, 66.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 85.2, 51.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.508, 24.643, 2.781)`
Decimal	`15358208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EA5900, 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 #EA5900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#EA5900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #EA5900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ea5900; }
.text { color: #ea5900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ea5900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 89 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ea5900, #eace00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EA5900?: #EA5900 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Persimmon. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EA5900?: The RGB value is 234, 89, 0: 234 red, 89 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EA5900?: The complementary color is #0091EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EA5900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.