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#E77040 Color

#E77040 is rgb(231, 112, 64) in RGB, hsl(17, 78%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 72%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mandarin (#F37A48), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E77040
HEX#E77040
RGBrgb(231, 112, 64)
HSLhsl(17, 78%, 58%)
HSVhsv(17, 72%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 72%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.161 41.5)
LABlab(61.40% 44.85 48.39)
LCHlch(61.40% 65.98 47.18)

What #E77040 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 #E77040, 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.

#E77040 Channel Values

How #E77040 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 112 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 78% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 72% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 72% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E77040 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E77040 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E77040

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E77040; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E77040

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E77040.

How #E77040 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#E77040
Protanopia#8E8E3E
Protanomaly#B8833F
Deuteranopia#A4A433
Deuteranomaly#C39239
Tritanopia#E96B6B
Tritanomaly#E86D5D
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E77040 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e77040: #E77040;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E77040;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e77040': '#E77040' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.439, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_e77040">#E77040</color>
SVG fillfill="#E77040"

More Orange Colors

#E77040 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E77040 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E77040?

#E77040 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(231, 112, 64) in RGB and hsl(17, 78%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mandarin (#F37A48), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.84.

What is the RGB value of #E77040?

#E77040 is rgb(231, 112, 64) — red 231, green 112, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E77040?

#E77040 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 72%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E77040 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E77040 scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E77040 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E77040 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 coral (#FF7F50) at a CIE76 distance of 7.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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