Recognised as Colour
#E9300D
- #E9300D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Orange red
#E9300D is a red with RGB values 233, 48, 13 and HSL 10°, 89%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.
Colour values
#E9300D#E9300D
HEX#E9300D
RGBrgb(233, 48, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.1882, 0.051
RGB percentages91.4%, 18.8%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(9.5, 89.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.5, 94.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 79.4%, 94.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,282,189
CSS custom property--colour: #E9300D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#16CFF2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0DC6E9
Analogous#E90D58, #E99E0D
Triadic#0DE930, #300DE9
Split complementary#0DE99E, #0D58E9
Tetradic#58E90D, #0DC6E9, #9E0DE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G48
B13
Red233 (91.4%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue9.55°
Saturation (HSL)89.43%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G 30 · B 0D
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