HEX atlas value

#E3791C

#E3791C is a warm orange HEX color close to Chocolate. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 227, 121, 28, HSL 28, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.3009, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E3791C Sample readable text

HEX #E3791C

RGB rgb(227, 121, 28)

HSL hsl(28 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 47, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.3009

Contrast Black 7.02:1White 2.99:1

CSS

--color-e3791c: #E3791C;
.background-e3791c { background-color: #E3791C; }
.text-e3791c { color: #E3791C; }

Luminance0.3009

Black text7.02:1AA Pass

White text2.99:1AA 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":"#E3791C","rgb":[227,121,28],"hsl":[28,78,50],"cmyk":[0,47,88,11],"luminance":0.3009,"contrast":{"black":7.02,"white":2.99}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.02,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.99,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3DC1C","hex":"#E3DC1C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.52,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#EDA96E","hex":"#EDA96E","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.5,"contrastWhite":2,"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":"#FF7700","hex":"#FF7700","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.89,"contrastWhite":2.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.81,"contrastWhite":2.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

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/e3791c.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":"#1C86E3","analogous":["#E31C23","#E3DC1C"],"triadic":["#1CE379","#791CE3"],"tetradic":["#23E31C","#1C86E3","#DC1CE3"],"splitComplementary":["#1CE3DC","#1C23E3"],"monochromatic":["#EDA96E","#E3791C","#914D12"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EDA96E","dark":"#914D12","saturated":"#FF7700","desaturated":"#C77B38","pastel":"#E7BD97","neon":"#FF8D29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"chocolate","name":"Chocolate","hex":"#D2691E","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"cinnamon","name":"Cinnamon","hex":"#D2691E","distance":23.430749027719962},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"cadmium-orange","name":"Cadmium Orange","hex":"#ED872D","distance":24.186773244895647},{"slug":"pumpkin","name":"Pumpkin","hex":"#FF7518","distance":28.5657137141714}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E3791C

#E3791C is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E3791C is visually closest to Chocolate, a named orange color with HEX #D2691E.

The RGB channels are 227, 121, and 28, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 28deg 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 0.3009, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.02:1AA Pass

White text2.99:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E3791C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.02:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.99:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3DC1C#000000 text · best 14.52:1#E3DC1C

#EDA96E#000000 text · best 10.5:1#EDA96E

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

#FF7700#000000 text · best 7.89:1#FF7700

Pumpkin#000000 text · best 7.81:1#FF7518

Generated Palette

#E3791C#E3791C

#1C86E3#1C86E3

#E31C23#E31C23

#E3DC1C#E3DC1C

#EDA96E#EDA96E

#914D12#914D12

Color Harmonies

#1C86E3#1C86E3

#E31C23#E31C23

#E3DC1C#E3DC1C

#1CE379#1CE379

#791CE3#791CE3

Variants

#EDA96E#EDA96E

#914D12#914D12

#FF7700#FF7700

#C77B38#C77B38

#E7BD97#E7BD97

#FF8D29#FF8D29

Nearest Named Colors

Chocolate#D2691E

Cinnamon#D2691E

Ochre#CC7722

Cadmium Orange#ED872D

Pumpkin#FF7518

#E3791C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E3791C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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