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#E8772C Color

#E8772C is rgb(232, 119, 44) in RGB, hsl(24, 80%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 81%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8772C
HEX#E8772C
RGBrgb(232, 119, 44)
HSLhsl(24, 80%, 54%)
HSVhsv(24, 81%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 81%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.163 49.7)
LABlab(62.79% 41.37 58.81)
LCHlch(62.79% 71.91 54.88)

What #E8772C 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 #E8772C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 5.35Chocolate#D2691EΔE 6.64Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 6.94Cadmium Orange#ED872DΔE 7.8Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 7.82Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 8.98

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

#E8772C Channel Values

How #E8772C 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 119 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 80% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 81% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 81% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8772C 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 text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #E8772C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #E8772C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8772C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#E8772C
Complementary
#2C9CE8
Analogous
#E82C3F
Analogous
#E8D52C
Triadic
#2CE877
Triadic
#772CE8
Split comp.
#2CE8D5
Split comp.
#2C3FE8

Tints & Shades of #E8772C

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

#EB8947
#EE9D68
#F1AF83
#F4C19F
#F7D3BA
#FBE7DA

Shades

#D86518
#B85614
#974711
#73360D
#532709
#321806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8772C.

How #E8772C 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#E8772C
Protanopia#939329
Protanomaly#BB892A
Deuteranopia#A8A816
Deuteranomaly#C59720
Tritanopia#EB7171
Tritanomaly#EA735D
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8772C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e8772c: #E8772C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8772C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8772c': '#E8772C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.467, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_e8772c">#E8772C</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8772C"

More Orange Colors

#E8772C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#E8772C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8772C?

#E8772C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(232, 119, 44) in RGB and hsl(24, 80%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #E8772C?

#E8772C is rgb(232, 119, 44) — red 232, green 119, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8772C?

#E8772C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 81%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8772C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8772C scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8772C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8772C 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 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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