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#E75213 Color

#E75213 is rgb(231, 82, 19) in RGB, hsl(18, 85%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 65%, 92%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Orange Soda (#E74E14), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E75213
HEX#E75213
RGBrgb(231, 82, 19)
HSLhsl(18, 85%, 49%)
HSVhsv(18, 92%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 65%, 92%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.196 39)
LABlab(55.96% 57.03 62.58)
LCHlch(55.96% 84.67 47.66)

What #E75213 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 #E75213, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#E75213 Channel Values

How #E75213 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 231 · G 82 · B 198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 85% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 92% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 65% · Y 92% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.74:1 vs white · 5.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E75213 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 text3.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E75213

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E75213; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E75213

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.

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Shades

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How #E75213 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#E75213
Protanopia#7D7D0B
Protanomaly#B26F0E
Deuteranopia#999900
Deuteranomaly#BE8300
Tritanopia#E84D4D
Tritanomaly#E84F3D
Achromatopsia#848484

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Using #E75213 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e75213: #E75213;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E75213;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e75213': '#E75213' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.322, blue: 0.075)
Android XML<color name="color_e75213">#E75213</color>
SVG fillfill="#E75213"

More Orange Colors

#E75213 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E75213 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E75213?

#E75213 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(231, 82, 19) in RGB and hsl(18, 85%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Orange Soda (#E74E14), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.78.

What is the RGB value of #E75213?

#E75213 is rgb(231, 82, 19) — red 231, green 82, and blue 19 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E75213?

#E75213 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 65%, 92%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E75213 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E75213 scores 3.74:1 against white and 5.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E75213 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E75213 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 14.94, which is visibly different.

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