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#ED630C Color

#ED630C is rgb(237, 99, 12) in RGB, hsl(23, 90%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 95%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Orange (#E86100), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED630C
HEX#ED630C
RGBrgb(237, 99, 12)
HSLhsl(23, 90%, 49%)
HSVhsv(23, 95%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 95%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.189 44.4)
LABlab(59.72% 52.01 66.95)
LCHlch(59.72% 84.77 52.16)

What #ED630C 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 #ED630C, 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.

#ED630C Channel Values

How #ED630C 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 237 · G 99 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 90% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 95% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 95% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED630C 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ED630C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED630C; 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 #ED630C

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

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How #ED630C 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#ED630C
Protanopia#888801
Protanomaly#B97B06
Deuteranopia#A2A200
Deuteranomaly#C58D00
Tritanopia#EF5D5D
Tritanomaly#EE5F49
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED630C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed630c: #ED630C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED630C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed630c': '#ED630C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.388, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_ed630c">#ED630C</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED630C"

More Orange Colors

#ED630C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ED630C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED630C?

#ED630C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 99, 12) in RGB and hsl(23, 90%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Orange (#E86100), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.88.

What is the RGB value of #ED630C?

#ED630C is rgb(237, 99, 12) — red 237, green 99, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED630C?

#ED630C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 95%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED630C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED630C scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED630C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED630C 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 16.15, which is visibly different.

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