#E2542C Color

#E2542C is rgb(226, 84, 44) in RGB and hsl(13, 76%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Chocolate. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E2542C

HEX#E2542C

RGBrgb(226, 84, 44)

HSLhsl(13, 76%, 53%)

HSVhsv(13, 81%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.185 36.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 81%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E2542C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E2542C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E2542C Complementary#2CBBE2 Analogous#E22C60 Analogous#E2AF2C Triadic#2CE254 Triadic#542CE2

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E2542C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E66947 #EA8366 #EE9981 #F2B2A1 #F6C8BC #FAE2DB

Shades

#CE431C #AF3918 #902E14 #70240F #511A0B #311007

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