HEX atlas value

#E3761C

#E3761C is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 118, 28, HSL 27, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.2937, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E3761C Sample readable text

HEX #E3761C

RGB rgb(227, 118, 28)

HSL hsl(27 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 48, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.2937

Contrast Black 6.87:1White 3.05:1

CSS

--color-e3761c: #E3761C;
.background-e3761c { background-color: #E3761C; }
.text-e3761c { color: #E3761C; }

Luminance0.2937

Black text6.87:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#E3761C","rgb":[227,118,28],"hsl":[27,78,50],"cmyk":[0,48,88,11],"luminance":0.2937,"contrast":{"black":6.87,"white":3.05}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.87,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3D91C","hex":"#E3D91C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.21,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDA76E","hex":"#EDA76E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.35,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#FF7300","hex":"#FF7300","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.7,"contrastWhite":2.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#914B12","hex":"#914B12","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.22,"contrastWhite":6.52,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Chocolate adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e3761c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chocolate.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cinnamon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1C89E3","analogous":["#E31C26","#E3D91C"],"triadic":["#1CE376","#761CE3"],"tetradic":["#26E31C","#1C89E3","#D91CE3"],"splitComplementary":["#1CE3D9","#1C26E3"],"monochromatic":["#EDA76E","#E3761C","#914B12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDA76E","dark":"#914B12","saturated":"#FF7300","desaturated":"#C77838","pastel":"#E7BB97","neon":"#FF8929"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":21.494185260204677},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":23.790754506740637},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":26.038433132583073},{"slug":"fire-opal","name":"Fire Opal","hex":"#E95C20","distance":26.981475126464083}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3761C

#E3761C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E3761C is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 227, 118, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 27deg with 78% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2937, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.87:1AA Pass

White text3.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3761C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.87:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3D91C#000000 text · best 14.21:1#E3D91C

#EDA76E#000000 text · best 10.35:1#EDA76E

Cadmium Orange#000000 text · best 8.1:1#ED872D

#FF7300#000000 text · best 7.7:1#FF7300

#914B12#FFFFFF text · best 6.52:1#914B12

Generated Palette

#E3761C#E3761C

#1C89E3#1C89E3

#E31C26#E31C26

#E3D91C#E3D91C

#EDA76E#EDA76E

#914B12#914B12

Color Harmonies

#1C89E3#1C89E3

#E31C26#E31C26

#E3D91C#E3D91C

#1CE376#1CE376

#761CE3#761CE3

Variants

#EDA76E#EDA76E

#914B12#914B12

#FF7300#FF7300

#C77838#C77838

#E7BB97#E7BB97

#FF8929#FF8929

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Fire Opal#E95C20

#E3761C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3761C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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