HEX atlas value

#E48058

#E48058 is a warm orange HEX color close to Terracotta. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 228, 128, 88, HSL 17, 72%, 62%, has luminance 0.3264, and belongs to the vibrant group.

orange warm vibrant

#E48058 Sample readable text

HEX #E48058

RGB rgb(228, 128, 88)

HSL hsl(17 72% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 44, 61, 11)

Luminance 0.3264

Contrast Black 7.53:1White 2.79:1

CSS

--color-e48058: #E48058;
.background-e48058 { background-color: #E48058; }
.text-e48058 { color: #E48058; }

Luminance0.3264

Black text7.53:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA 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":"#E48058","rgb":[228,128,88],"hsl":[17,72,62],"cmyk":[0,44,61,11],"luminance":0.3264,"contrast":{"black":7.53,"white":2.79}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.79,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4C658","hex":"#E4C658","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.52,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#F1BCA7","hex":"#F1BCA7","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.49,"contrastWhite":1.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#58BCE4","hex":"#58BCE4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.73,"contrastWhite":2.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.28,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","vibrant","vibrant orange","Terracotta adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/e48058.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/terracotta.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burnt-sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-sienna.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#58BCE4","analogous":["#E45877","#E4C658"],"triadic":["#58E480","#8058E4"],"tetradic":["#77E458","#58BCE4","#C658E4"],"splitComplementary":["#58E4C6","#5877E4"],"monochromatic":["#F1BCA7","#E48058","#C14D1F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1BCA7","dark":"#C14D1F","saturated":"#F97743","desaturated":"#CF896E","pastel":"#F1D6CB","neon":"#FF9166"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"terracotta","name":"Terracotta","hex":"#E2725B","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"burnt-sienna","name":"Burnt Sienna","hex":"#E97451","distance":14.7648230602334},{"slug":"raw-sienna","name":"Raw Sienna","hex":"#D68A59","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"coral","name":"Coral","hex":"#FF7F50","distance":28.178005607210743},{"slug":"coral-reef","name":"Coral Reef","hex":"#FD7C6E","distance":33.54101966249684}]

HEX meaning and use

About #E48058

#E48058 is classified as a warm orange value with vibrant visual character. #E48058 is visually closest to Terracotta, a named orange color with HEX #E2725B.

The RGB channels are 228, 128, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 17deg with 72% saturation and 62% 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 0.3264, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.53:1AA Pass

White text2.79:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #E48058 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.53:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.79:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4C658#000000 text · best 12.52:1#E4C658

#F1BCA7#000000 text · best 12.49:1#F1BCA7

#58BCE4#000000 text · best 9.73:1#58BCE4

Coral#000000 text · best 8.4:1#FF7F50

Coral Reef#000000 text · best 8.28:1#FD7C6E

Generated Palette

#E48058#E48058

#58BCE4#58BCE4

#E45877#E45877

#E4C658#E4C658

#F1BCA7#F1BCA7

#C14D1F#C14D1F

Color Harmonies

#58BCE4#58BCE4

#E45877#E45877

#E4C658#E4C658

#58E480#58E480

#8058E4#8058E4

Variants

#F1BCA7#F1BCA7

#C14D1F#C14D1F

#F97743#F97743

#CF896E#CF896E

#F1D6CB#F1D6CB

#FF9166#FF9166

Nearest Named Colors

Terracotta#E2725B

Burnt Sienna#E97451

Raw Sienna#D68A59

Coral#FF7F50

Coral Reef#FD7C6E

#E48058

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #E48058

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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