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#E3752B Color

#E3752B is rgb(227, 117, 43) in RGB, hsl(24, 77%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 48%, 81%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chocolate (#D2691E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E3752B
HEX#E3752B
RGBrgb(227, 117, 43)
HSLhsl(24, 77%, 53%)
HSVhsv(24, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 81%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.16 50)
LABlab(61.65% 40.36 57.90)
LCHlch(61.65% 70.58 55.12)

What #E3752B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E3752B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chocolate#D2691EΔE 5.15Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 6.88Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 7.08Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 8.21Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 8.92Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 8.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#E3752B Channel Values

How #E3752B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 227 · G 117 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 77% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 48% · Y 81% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E3752B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E3752B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E3752B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E3752B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E3752B
Complementary
#2B9AE3
Analogous
#E32B3D
Analogous
#E3D12B
Triadic
#2BE375
Triadic
#752BE3
Split comp.
#2BE3D1
Split comp.
#2B3DE3

Tints & Shades of #E3752B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E78646
#EB9B66
#EFAD81
#F3C1A0
#F6D3BB
#FAE7DB

Shades

#D0631B
#B05417
#904513
#71360F
#51270B
#321806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E3752B.

How #E3752B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E3752B
Protanopia#909028
Protanomaly#B78629
Deuteranopia#A4A415
Deuteranomaly#C19420
Tritanopia#E66F6F
Tritanomaly#E5715B
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E3752B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e3752b: #E3752B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E3752B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e3752b': '#E3752B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.459, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_e3752b">#E3752B</color>
SVG fillfill="#E3752B"

More Orange Colors

#E3752B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E3752B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E3752B?

#E3752B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(227, 117, 43) in RGB and hsl(24, 77%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chocolate (#D2691E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #E3752B?

#E3752B is rgb(227, 117, 43) — red 227, green 117, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E3752B?

#E3752B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 48%, 81%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E3752B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E3752B scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E3752B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E3752B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 5.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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