Recognised as Colour
#E32208
- #E32208
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E32208 is a red with RGB values 227, 34, 8 and HSL 7°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E32208#E32208
HEX#E32208
RGBrgb(227, 34, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.1333, 0.0314
RGB percentages89%, 13.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(7.1, 93.2%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.1, 96.5%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 85%, 96.5%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,885,384
CSS custom property--colour: #E32208;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#1CDDF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08C9E3
Analogous#E3085B, #E39008
Triadic#08E322, #2208E3
Split complementary#08E390, #085BE3
Tetradic#5BE308, #08C9E3, #9008E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G34
B8
Red227 (89%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue7.12°
Saturation (HSL)93.19%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 22 · B 08
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