Recognised as Colour

#EA2400

#EA2400
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EA2400 is a red with RGB values 234, 36, 0 and HSL 9°, 100%, 46%. 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

#EA2400#EA2400

HEX#EA2400

RGBrgb(234, 36, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.1412, 0

RGB percentages91.8%, 14.1%, 0%

HSLhsl(9.2, 100%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.2, 100%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 84.6%, 100%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,344,640

CSS custom property--colour: #EA2400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#15DBFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A5C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#998700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 9.4 Red · ΔE 10.5 Tomato · ΔE 24.4 Crimson · ΔE 30.1 Firebrick · ΔE 31.9 Coral · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 9.45, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C6EA

Analogous#EA0051, #EA9900

Triadic#00EA24, #2400EA

Split complementary#00EA99, #0051EA

Tetradic#51EA00, #00C6EA, #9900EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC2B7

Lighter +30%#FF9784

Lighter +20%#FF6C51

Lighter +10%#FF411E

Darker −10%#B71C00

Darker −20%#841400

Darker −30%#510C00

Darker −40%#1E0500

More saturated +25%#EA2400

Less saturated −25%#CD381D

Channel breakdown

R234

G36

Red234 (91.8%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue9.23°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 24 · B 00

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Colour values

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