Colour

#E23E00

#E23E00
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#E23E00 is a orange with RGB values 226, 62, 0 and HSL 16°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#E23E00#E23E00

HEX#E23E00

RGBrgb(226, 62, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2431, 0

RGB percentages88.6%, 24.3%, 0%

HSLhsl(16.5, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.5, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 72.6%, 100%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,827,008

CSS custom property--colour: #E23E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19614WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#1DC1FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#998800no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F90036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 10.8 Red · ΔE 19.4 Tomato · ΔE 20.1 Chocolate · ΔE 25.4 Coral · ΔE 27.3 Firebrick · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00A4E2

Analogous#E20033, #E2AF00

Triadic#00E23E, #3E00E2

Split complementary#00E2AF, #0033E2

Tetradic#33E200, #00A4E2, #AF00E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC5AF

Lighter +30%#FFA07C

Lighter +20%#FF7B49

Lighter +10%#FF5616

Darker −10%#AF3000

Darker −20%#7C2200

Darker −30%#491400

Darker −40%#160600

More saturated +25%#E23E00

Less saturated −25%#C64B1C

Channel breakdown

R226

G62

Red226 (88.6%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue16.46°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 3E · B 00

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