Colour

#E03408

#E03408
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#E03408 is a red with RGB values 224, 52, 8 and HSL 12°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#E03408#E03408

HEX#E03408

RGBrgb(224, 52, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2039, 0.0314

RGB percentages87.8%, 20.4%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(12.2, 93.1%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.2, 96.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 76.8%, 96.4%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,693,384

CSS custom property--colour: #E03408;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1

Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#1FCBF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C5E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#968400no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F7002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 12.3 Red · ΔE 18 Tomato · ΔE 19.4 Firebrick · ΔE 26.2 Crimson · ΔE 27.6 Chocolate · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#08B4E0

Analogous#E00848, #E0A008

Triadic#08E034, #3408E0

Split complementary#08E0A0, #0848E0

Tetradic#48E008, #08B4E0, #A008E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCC6B8

Lighter +30%#FB9E86

Lighter +20%#F97655

Lighter +10%#F74F24

Darker −10%#AF2906

Darker −20%#7E1D04

Darker −30%#4C1203

Darker −40%#1B0601

More saturated +25%#E82F00

Less saturated −25%#C34525

Channel breakdown

R224

G52

Red224 (87.8%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue12.22°

Saturation (HSL)93.1%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G 34 · B 08

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