Recognised as Colour
#E22700
- #E22700
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E22700 is a red with RGB values 226, 39, 0 and HSL 10°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E22700#E22700
HEX#E22700
RGBrgb(226, 39, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1529, 0
RGB percentages88.6%, 15.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(10.4, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(10.4, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,821,120
CSS custom property--colour: #E22700;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#1DD8FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00BBE2
Analogous#E2004A, #E29800
Triadic#00E227, #2700E2
Split complementary#00E298, #004AE2
Tetradic#4AE200, #00BBE2, #9800E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G39
B0
Red226 (88.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue10.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 27 · B 00
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