Recognised as Colour
#E23A14
- #E23A14
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E23A14 is a red with RGB values 226, 58, 20 and HSL 11°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E23A14#E23A14
HEX#E23A14
RGBrgb(226, 58, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2275, 0.0784
RGB percentages88.6%, 22.7%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(11.1, 83.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 91.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 74.3%, 91.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,826,004
CSS custom property--colour: #E23A14;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#1DC5EB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14BCE2
Analogous#E21455, #E2A114
Triadic#14E23A, #3A14E2
Split complementary#14E2A1, #1455E2
Tetradic#55E214, #14BCE2, #A114E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G58
B20
Red226 (88.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue11.07°
Saturation (HSL)83.74%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 3A · B 14
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