#E96642

A medium, vivid red closely aligning with Coral.

About #E96642

The hex code #E96642 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. Its closest recognized web color is Coral. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 102, and 66.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 56% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 12.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E96642
RGB233, 102, 66
HSL12.9°, 79.1%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 56%, 72%, 9%
HSV12.9°, 71.7%, 91.4%
LAB59.2, 48.6, 44.7
XYZ39.3, 27.2, 8.3
Decimal15296066

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.44:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.48:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E96642; }
.text-color { color: #E96642; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E96642; }

Similar Colors

Coral
#FF7F50