Recognised as Colour
#E23400
- #E23400
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E23400 is a red with RGB values 226, 52, 0 and HSL 14°, 100%, 44%. 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
#E23400#E23400
HEX#E23400
RGBrgb(226, 52, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2039, 0
RGB percentages88.6%, 20.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(13.8, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 77%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,824,448
CSS custom property--colour: #E23400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#1DCBFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00AEE2
Analogous#E2003D, #E2A500
Triadic#00E234, #3400E2
Split complementary#00E2A5, #003DE2
Tetradic#3DE200, #00AEE2, #A500E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G52
B0
Red226 (88.6%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue13.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 34 · B 00
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