What color is #EB9E71?

#EB9E71 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mexican Standoff. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EB9E71?

The RGB value is 235, 158, 113: 235 red, 158 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EB9E71?

The complementary color is #71BEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EB9E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EB9E71 color

#EB9E71 rgb(235, 158, 113)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EB9E71 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 62% green and 44.3% blue (235, 158, 113).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 75% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 52% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mexican Standoff (#EC9F76), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#EB9E71 color codes

HEX	`#EB9E71`
RGB	`rgb(235, 158, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 62%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 75%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 52%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 52%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, 23.9, 35.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 42.45, 55.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.471, 43.312, 21.374)`
Decimal	`15441521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EB9E71, 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 #EB9E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EB9E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #EB9E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eb9e71; }
.text { color: #eb9e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb9e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 158 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eb9e71, #ebdb71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Salmon.

Questions

What color is #EB9E71?: #EB9E71 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mexican Standoff. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EB9E71?: The RGB value is 235, 158, 113: 235 red, 158 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EB9E71?: The complementary color is #71BEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EB9E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.