Recognised as Colour
#E33114
- #E33114
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E33114 is a red with RGB values 227, 49, 20 and HSL 8°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E33114#E33114
HEX#E33114
RGBrgb(227, 49, 20)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.1922, 0.0784
RGB percentages89%, 19.2%, 7.8%
HSLhsl(8.4, 83.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 91.2%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 78.4%, 91.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,889,236
CSS custom property--colour: #E33114;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#1CCEEB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#14C6E3
Analogous#E3145F, #E39814
Triadic#14E331, #3114E3
Split complementary#14E398, #145FE3
Tetradic#5FE314, #14C6E3, #9814E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G49
B20
Red227 (89%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue20 (7.8%)
Hue8.41°
Saturation (HSL)83.81%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 31 · B 14
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