Recognised as Colour

#E11700

#E11700
Red
Dark
Nearest: Red

#E11700 is a red with RGB values 225, 23, 0 and HSL 6°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.

Colour values

#E11700#E11700

HEX#E11700

RGBrgb(225, 23, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.0902, 0

RGB percentages88.2%, 9%, 0%

HSLhsl(6.1, 100%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 100%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 89.8%, 100%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,751,488

CSS custom property--colour: #E11700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#1EE8FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#635600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#918000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F90019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Red · ΔE 12.4 Orange red · ΔE 12.7 Tomato · ΔE 24.4 Crimson · ΔE 27.8 Firebrick · ΔE 29.2 Dark red · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourRed (#FF0000)ΔE 12.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00CAE1

Analogous#E1005A, #E18700

Triadic#00E117, #1700E1

Split complementary#00E188, #005AE1

Tetradic#5AE100, #00CAE1, #8800E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFB6AE

Lighter +30%#FF887B

Lighter +20%#FF5B48

Lighter +10%#FF2D15

Darker −10%#AE1200

Darker −20%#7B0D00

Darker −30%#480700

Darker −40%#150200

More saturated +25%#E11700

Less saturated −25%#C52D1C

Channel breakdown

R225

G23

Red225 (88.2%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue6.13°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 17 · B 00

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