#ED5622 Hex Color
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With its saturated, warm red-orange character, #ed5622 brings urgency and forward motion to a palette. Its strong brightness suits calls to action, sports branding, food packaging, and bold highlights, but it can overwhelm large areas. Use it as a focused accent with charcoal or deep navy. The hex code #ed5622 supports black text at about 6.0:1 contrast.
Questions about #ed5622
What is #ed5622 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ed5622 is rgb(237, 86, 34), in HSL hsl(15, 85%, 53%) and in CMYK 0%, 64%, 86%, 7%.
What colors pair well with #ed5622?
Where does #ed5622 work best in a design?
Use #ed5622 for calls to action, sports branding, food packaging, and bold highlights, where its saturated red-orange tone creates urgency; keep it to focused accents because large areas can overpower a layout.
Is #ed5622 readable on white or black?
#ed5622 has a 3.52:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.95:1 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.