What color is #ED5E3A?

#ED5E3A is a vivid red, closest to the named color Fuego. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ED5E3A?

The RGB value is 237, 94, 58: 237 red, 94 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ED5E3A?

The complementary color is #3AC9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED5E3A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ED5E3A color

#ED5E3A rgb(237, 94, 58)

Shades of orange

The hex color #ED5E3A is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 36.9% green and 22.7% blue (237, 94, 58).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 83% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 76% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fuego (#EE5533), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#ED5E3A color codes

HEX	`#ED5E3A`
RGB	`rgb(237, 94, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 36.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 83%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 76%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 76%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, 53.31, 48.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 71.79, 42.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.696, 26.321, 6.992)`
Decimal	`15556154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ED5E3A, 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 #ED5E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#ED5E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #ED5E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed5e3a; }
.text { color: #ed5e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed5e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 94 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed5e3a, #edb83a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tomato.

Questions

What color is #ED5E3A?: #ED5E3A is a vivid red, closest to the named color Fuego. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ED5E3A?: The RGB value is 237, 94, 58: 237 red, 94 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ED5E3A?: The complementary color is #3AC9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED5E3A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.