#EA580C color
The swatch above shows #EA580C with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#EA580C is a medium, vivid orange, closest to the CSS named color orangered (#FF4500).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: orange-600. That means you can write bg-orange-600 or text-orange-600 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #EA580C |
| RGB | rgb(234, 88, 12) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 90%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 95%, 8%) |
| Decimal | 15357964 |
| CSS | color: #EA580C; |
| Android | 0xFFEA580C |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.918, green: 0.345, blue: 0.047, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #EA580C | 3.56:1 — AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Black text on #EA580C | 5.90:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #EA580C
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #EA580C and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #EA580C
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #EA580C in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #EA580C; background-color: #EA580C; }
.element { color: rgb(234 88 12); }
.element { color: hsl(21 90% 48%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-orange-600 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #EA580C;Frequently asked questions
What color is #EA580C?
#EA580C is a medium, vivid orange. Its hue sits at 21° on the color wheel, with 90% saturation and 48% lightness.
What is #EA580C in RGB?
#EA580C converts to rgb(234, 88, 12) — 234 red, 88 green and 12 blue.
What is #EA580C in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 62%, 95%, 8%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #EA580C be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (5.90:1 versus 3.56:1).
What is the complementary color of #EA580C?
#0C9BE9 — the hue directly opposite #EA580C on the color wheel.