Colour

#E62B00

#E62B00
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#E62B00 is a red with RGB values 230, 43, 0 and HSL 11°, 100%, 45%. 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

#E62B00#E62B00

HEX#E62B00

RGBrgb(230, 43, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.1686, 0

RGB percentages90.2%, 16.9%, 0%

HSLhsl(11.2, 100%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.2, 100%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 81.3%, 100%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,084,288

CSS custom property--colour: #E62B00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1

Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#19D4FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6B5D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#978600no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FE0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 9.5 Red · ΔE 13.2 Tomato · ΔE 22.8 Crimson · ΔE 29.7 Firebrick · ΔE 30.1 Chocolate · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00BBE6

Analogous#E60048, #E69E00

Triadic#00E62B, #2B00E6

Split complementary#00E69E, #0048E6

Tetradic#48E600, #00BBE6, #9E00E6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC1B3

Lighter +30%#FF9880

Lighter +20%#FF6E4D

Lighter +10%#FF451A

Darker −10%#B32100

Darker −20%#801800

Darker −30%#4D0E00

Darker −40%#1A0500

More saturated +25%#E62B00

Less saturated −25%#C93D1D

Channel breakdown

R230

G43

Red230 (90.2%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue11.22°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G 2B · B 00

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Colour values

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