Colour

#E2603F

#E2603F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E2603F is a red with RGB values 226, 96, 63 and HSL 12°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E2603F#E2603F

HEX#E2603F

RGBrgb(226, 96, 63)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3765, 0.2471

RGB percentages88.6%, 37.6%, 24.7%

HSLhsl(12.1, 73.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 72.1%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 57.5%, 72.1%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,835,775

CSS custom property--colour: #E2603F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#1D9FC0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#83773Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3943Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F84359no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 10.9 Coral · ΔE 11.6 Chocolate · ΔE 17.7 Salmon · ΔE 18.1 Firebrick · ΔE 20.1 Indian red · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FC1E2

Analogous#E23F6F, #E2B13F

Triadic#3FE260, #603FE2

Split complementary#3FE2B1, #3F70E2

Tetradic#70E23F, #3FC1E2, #B13FE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF3F0

Lighter +30%#F6CEC4

Lighter +20%#EFA998

Lighter +10%#E9856B

Darker −10%#CF431F

Darker −20%#A23419

Darker −30%#762612

Darker −40%#4A180B

More saturated +25%#FE5023

Less saturated −25%#C6705B

Channel breakdown

R226

G96

B63

Red226 (88.6%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue63 (24.7%)

Hue12.15°

Saturation (HSL)73.76%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 60 · B 3F

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