#E99224

A medium, vivid orange closely aligning with Orange.

About #E99224

At its core, #E99224 is a medium and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Orange. In the RGB color space, it consists of 233 red, 146 green, and 36 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 37% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 33.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E99224
RGB233, 146, 36
HSL33.5°, 81.7%, 52.7%
CMYK0%, 37%, 85%, 9%
HSV33.5°, 84.5%, 91.4%
LAB68.0, 25.2, 66.0
XYZ44.2, 38.0, 6.7
Decimal15307300

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.60:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.31:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E99224; }
.text-color { color: #E99224; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #E99224; }

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