#E87517 Hex Color

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#e87517 is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, fairly saturated, bright, warm, mellow and orange. It is a shade of orange. The hex code is #e87517.

Questions about #e87517

What is #e87517 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e87517 is rgb(232, 117, 23), in HSL hsl(27, 82%, 50%) and in CMYK 0%, 50%, 90%, 9%.
Is #e87517 readable on white or black?
#e87517 has a 3.00:1 contrast ratio on white and 6.98:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.