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#ea6b42 color: Mandarin Orange

#ea6b42 is rgb(234, 107, 66) in RGB and oklch(67.492% 0.16736 38.224) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

67.5%
0.167
38°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • amber-600
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.68:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #ea6b42

#ea6b42 is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 67.5% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.14:1 contrast and black text 6.68:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mandarin Orange (#ec6a37). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-600.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #ea6b42 mixed with white

  1. ea6b42
  2. ee7b57
  3. f28b6a
  4. f59a7d
  5. f8a990
  6. fab7a2
  7. fcc6b5
  8. fed4c7
  9. ffe3da
  10. fff1ec

Darker: #ea6b42 mixed with black

  1. ea6b42
  2. cb5c38
  3. ae4e2f
  4. 913f25
  5. 75321c
  6. 5a2514
  7. 41180b
  8. 290d05
  9. 130401
  10. 030000

Calmer: #ea6b42 with less saturation

  1. ea6b42
  2. e3714d
  3. db7757
  4. d47c60
  5. cc8069
  6. c48571
  7. bc8979
  8. b38d81
  9. aa9088
  10. a1938f

Questions about #ea6b42

What color is #ea6b42?

#ea6b42 is bright red. The closest named color is Mandarin Orange. In RGB it is rgb(234, 107, 66), in HSL hsl(14.64, 80%, 58.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(67.492% 0.16736 38.224).

What colors go well with #ea6b42?

The complementary color of #ea6b42 is #00aad1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #e96383 and #d87e00. The triadic partners are #00b46e and #8188fb.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea6b42?

Black text reads better on #ea6b42: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and black gives 6.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea6b42 a warm or cool color?

#ea6b42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 67.5% and its chroma 0.167.