What color is #ED8A56?

#ED8A56 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Toasted Husk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ED8A56?

The RGB value is 237, 138, 86: 237 red, 138 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ED8A56?

The complementary color is #56B9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED8A56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ED8A56 color

#ED8A56 rgb(237, 138, 86)

Shades of orange

The hex color #ED8A56 is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 54.1% green and 33.7% blue (237, 138, 86).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 81% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 64% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Toasted Husk (#ED8A53), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#ED8A56 color codes

HEX	`#ED8A56`
RGB	`rgb(237, 138, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 54.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 81%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 64%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 64%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, 33.21, 43.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 54.84, 52.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.697, 36.858, 13.51)`
Decimal	`15567446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ED8A56, 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 #ED8A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ED8A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #ED8A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed8a56; }
.text { color: #ed8a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed8a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 138 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed8a56, #edd556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coral.

Questions

What color is #ED8A56?: #ED8A56 is a light, vivid orange, closest to the named color Toasted Husk. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ED8A56?: The RGB value is 237, 138, 86: 237 red, 138 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ED8A56?: The complementary color is #56B9ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED8A56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.