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#ED732C Color

#ED732C is rgb(237, 115, 44) in RGB, hsl(22, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 81%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ED732C
HEX#ED732C
RGBrgb(237, 115, 44)
HSLhsl(22, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(22, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 81%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.171 46.8)
LABlab(62.75% 45.19 59.14)
LCHlch(62.75% 74.43 52.61)

What #ED732C 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 #ED732C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Tangelo#F07427ΔE 2.8Vivid Red-tangelo#DF6124ΔE 6.72Mango Tango#FF8243ΔE 6.82Orange (Crayola)#FF7538ΔE 6.92Metallic Orange#DA680FΔE 7.05Vivid Vermilion#E56024ΔE 7.41

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

#ED732C Channel Values

How #ED732C 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 115 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 81% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.96:1 vs white · 7.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ED732C 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 text7.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ED732C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ED732C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ED732C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#ED732C
Complementary
#2CA6ED
Analogous
#ED2C46
Analogous
#EDD32C
Triadic
#2CED73
Triadic
#732CED
Split comp.
#2CEDD3
Split comp.
#2C46ED

Tints & Shades of #ED732C

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

#EF8548
#F29864
#F4AB80
#F7C1A1
#F9D3BD
#FCE6D9

Shades

#E15F14
#BC4F10
#9B410D
#7A330B
#592608
#341604

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ED732C.

How #ED732C 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#ED732C
Protanopia#929229
Protanomaly#BD872A
Deuteranopia#A9A913
Deuteranomaly#C8961F
Tritanopia#EF6D6D
Tritanomaly#EE6F5A
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ED732C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ed732c: #ED732C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ED732C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ed732c': '#ED732C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.451, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_ed732c">#ED732C</color>
SVG fillfill="#ED732C"

More Orange Colors

#ED732C sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#ED732C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ED732C?

#ED732C is a mid-tone orange — rgb(237, 115, 44) in RGB and hsl(22, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Tangelo (#F07427), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.8.

What is the RGB value of #ED732C?

#ED732C is rgb(237, 115, 44) — red 237, green 115, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ED732C?

#ED732C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 81%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ED732C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ED732C scores 2.96:1 against white and 7.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ED732C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ED732C 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 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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