Recognised as Colour
#E82208
- #E82208
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E82208 is a red with RGB values 232, 34, 8 and HSL 7°, 93%, 47%. 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
#E82208#E82208
HEX#E82208
RGBrgb(232, 34, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.1333, 0.0314
RGB percentages91%, 13.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(7, 93.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7, 96.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 96.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,213,064
CSS custom property--colour: #E82208;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#17DDF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08CEE8
Analogous#E8085E, #E89208
Triadic#08E822, #2208E8
Split complementary#08E892, #085EE8
Tetradic#5EE808, #08CEE8, #9208E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G34
B8
Red232 (91%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue6.96°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 22 · B 08
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