Chocolate (Brown)

#E2551D

RGB: 226, 85, 29

Color OverviewHEX #E2551D

#E2551D Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #E2551D is composed of 89% red, 33% green, and 11% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 17°, saturation of 77%, and lightness of 50%.

HEX

#E2551D

RGB

226, 85, 29

HSL

17°, 77%, 50%

HSV

17°, 87%, 89%

CMYK

0%, 62%, 87%, 11%

Name Match

Chocolate

Closest Standard

Shades of #E2551D (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #E2551D (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #E2551D (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #E2551D

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #E2551D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.78 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #E2551D Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):5.55 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #E2551D;
}

.element {
  color: #E2551D;
  background-color: #E2551D;
  border-color: #E2551D;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#E2551D] text-[#E2551D] border-[#E2551D]">
  Content styled with #E2551D
</div>