Colour

#E24408

#E24408
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#E24408 is a orange with RGB values 226, 68, 8 and HSL 17°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

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HEX#E24408

RGBrgb(226, 68, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2667, 0.0314

RGB percentages88.6%, 26.7%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(16.5, 93.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(16.5, 96.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 69.9%, 96.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,828,552

CSS custom property--colour: #E24408;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#1DBBF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#746600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8900no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F9003Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 12.6 Tomato · ΔE 18.2 Red · ΔE 21.7 Chocolate · ΔE 22.9 Coral · ΔE 24.8 Firebrick · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08A6E2

Analogous#E20839, #E2B108

Triadic#08E244, #4408E2

Split complementary#08E2B1, #0839E2

Tetradic#39E208, #08A6E2, #B108E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDCCB9

Lighter +30%#FBA888

Lighter +20%#F98457

Lighter +10%#F75F26

Darker −10%#B13506

Darker −20%#7F2605

Darker −30%#4E1803

Darker −40%#1D0901

More saturated +25%#EA4000

Less saturated −25%#C55125

Channel breakdown

R226

G68

Red226 (88.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue16.51°

Saturation (HSL)93.16%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 44 · B 08

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