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#E86645 Color

#E86645 is rgb(232, 102, 69) in RGB, hsl(12, 78%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E86645
HEX#E86645
RGBrgb(232, 102, 69)
HSLhsl(12, 78%, 59%)
HSVhsv(12, 70%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.169 35.4)
LABlab(59.74% 49.97 44.15)
LCHlch(59.74% 66.68 41.46)

What #E86645 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 #E86645, 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 red in the library.

#E86645 Channel Values

How #E86645 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 232 · G 102 · B 698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 78% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 70% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 56% · Y 70% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.27:1 vs white · 6.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E86645 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 text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E86645

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E86645; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E86645

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 #E86645.

How #E86645 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#E86645
Protanopia#888843
Protanomaly#B77C44
Deuteranopia#A1A139
Deuteranomaly#C18D3E
Tritanopia#E96363
Tritanomaly#E96458
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E86645 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e86645: #E86645;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E86645;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e86645': '#E86645' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.400, blue: 0.271)
Android XML<color name="color_e86645">#E86645</color>
SVG fillfill="#E86645"

More Red Colors

#E86645 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E86645 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E86645?

#E86645 is a mid-tone red — rgb(232, 102, 69) in RGB and hsl(12, 78%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Vermilion (#D9603B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #E86645?

#E86645 is rgb(232, 102, 69) — red 232, green 102, and blue 69 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E86645?

#E86645 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 56%, 70%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E86645 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E86645 scores 3.27:1 against white and 6.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E86645 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E86645 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 9.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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