Recognised as Colour
#E82C08
- #E82C08
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E82C08 is a red with RGB values 232, 44, 8 and HSL 10°, 93%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E82C08#E82C08
HEX#E82C08
RGBrgb(232, 44, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.1725, 0.0314
RGB percentages91%, 17.3%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(9.6, 93.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.6, 96.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 81%, 96.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,215,624
CSS custom property--colour: #E82C08;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#17D3F7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#08C4E8
Analogous#E80854, #E89C08
Triadic#08E82C, #2C08E8
Split complementary#08E89C, #0854E8
Tetradic#54E808, #08C4E8, #9C08E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G44
B8
Red232 (91%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue9.64°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 2C · B 08
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