What color is #ED985E?

#ED985E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ridgeback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ED985E?

The RGB value is 237, 152, 94: 237 red, 152 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ED985E?

The complementary color is #5EB3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ED985E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ED985E color

#ED985E rgb(237, 152, 94)

Shades of orange

The hex color #ED985E is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 59.6% green and 36.9% blue (237, 152, 94).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 80% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 60% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ridgeback (#EF985C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#ED985E color codes

HEX	`#ED985E`
RGB	`rgb(237, 152, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 59.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 80%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 60%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 60%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.37, 26.39, 43.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.37, 50.73, 58.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.177, 41.274, 16.017)`
Decimal	`15571038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ED985E, 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 #ED985E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ED985E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #ED985E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ed985e; }
.text { color: #ed985e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ed985e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 152 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ed985e, #eddf5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sandy Brown.

Questions

What color is #ED985E?: #ED985E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ridgeback. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ED985E?: The RGB value is 237, 152, 94: 237 red, 152 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ED985E?: The complementary color is #5EB3ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ED985E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.