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#E2742F

#e2742f ≈ Chocolate

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2742f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 45.49% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.67% magenta, 79.2% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 23.13°, with 75.53% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chocolate (#d2691e), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.2886

Complementary

  1. #e2742f
  2. #2f9de2

Split complementary

  1. #e2742f
  2. #2fe2ce
  3. #2f43e2

Analogous

  1. #e22f43
  2. #e2742f
  3. #e2ce2f

Triadic

  1. #e2742f
  2. #2fe274
  3. #742fe2

Tetradic

  1. #e2742f
  2. #9de22f
  3. #2f9de2
  4. #742fe2

Square

  1. #e2742f
  2. #43e22f
  3. #2f9de2
  4. #ce2fe2

Monochromatic

  1. #69320f
  2. #ac5118
  3. #e2742f
  4. #eba172
  5. #f5ceb5

Shades

#e2742f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2742f
  2. #cb682a
  3. #b55d26
  4. #9e5121
  5. #88461c
  6. #713a18
  7. #5a2e13
  8. #44230e
  9. #2d1709
  10. #170c05
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2742f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2742f
  2. #e58244
  3. #e89059
  4. #eb9e6d
  5. #eeac82
  6. #f1ba97
  7. #f3c7ac
  8. #f6d5c1
  9. #f9e3d5
  10. #fcf1ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2742f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2742f
  2. #d87537
  3. #ce763f
  4. #c57847
  5. #bb794f
  6. #b17a58
  7. #a77b60
  8. #9d7c68
  9. #947e70
  10. #8a7f78
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b88777 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #938325 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9c2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f85c66 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b87d29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c58e2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef6655 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2742f {
  color: #e2742f;
}
Background
.bg-e2742f {
  background-color: #e2742f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2742f {
  border: 2px solid #e2742f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2742f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 116 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 76% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2742f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2742f, #e2ce2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2742f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 116 47 / 0.35);
}

#d2691e Chocolate ΔE 4.39 #ff7518 Pumpkin ΔE 5.31 #ec5800 Persimmon ΔE 6.39 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.48 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.75 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.92 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.15 #1d8bd0 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Chocolate
#e2742f  rgb(226, 116, 47)  hsl(23, 76%, 54%)  Chocolate
#2f9de2  rgb(47, 157, 226)  hsl(203, 76%, 54%)  Carolina Blue
#2fe274  rgb(47, 226, 116)  hsl(143, 76%, 54%)  Malachite
#742fe2  rgb(116, 47, 226)  hsl(263, 76%, 54%)  Blue Violet