Colour

#E12317

#E12317
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#E12317 is a red with RGB values 225, 35, 23 and HSL 4°, 81%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#E12317#E12317

HEX#E12317

RGBrgb(225, 35, 23)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1373, 0.0902

RGB percentages88.2%, 13.7%, 9%

HSLhsl(3.6, 81.5%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.6, 89.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 84.4%, 89.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,754,583

CSS custom property--colour: #E12317;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17271WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#1EDCE8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655910no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#928200no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F80024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 16.8 Red · ΔE 17.5 Tomato · ΔE 19.3 Crimson · ΔE 21.4 Firebrick · ΔE 23.4 Dark red · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#17D5E1

Analogous#E11770, #E18817

Triadic#17E123, #2317E1

Split complementary#17E188, #1770E1

Tetradic#70E117, #17D5E1, #8817E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FACDCA

Lighter +30%#F5A19C

Lighter +20%#F0766E

Lighter +10%#EB4A40

Darker −10%#B31C12

Darker −20%#84150E

Darker −30%#560D09

Darker −40%#280604

More saturated +25%#F80F00

Less saturated −25%#C23E36

Channel breakdown

R225

G35

B23

Red225 (88.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue23 (9%)

Hue3.56°

Saturation (HSL)81.45%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 23 · B 17

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