Recognised as Colour

#EA3C03

#EA3C03
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EA3C03 is a red with RGB values 234, 60, 3 and HSL 15°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#EA3C03#EA3C03

HEX#EA3C03

RGBrgb(234, 60, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.2353, 0.0118

RGB percentages91.8%, 23.5%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(14.8, 97.5%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.8, 98.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 74.4%, 98.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,350,787

CSS custom property--colour: #EA3C03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#15C3FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#736500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9E8C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 7.9 Red · ΔE 16.1 Tomato · ΔE 20.9 Chocolate · ΔE 28.4 Coral · ΔE 29 Firebrick · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#03B1EA

Analogous#EA033E, #EAAF03

Triadic#03EA3C, #3C03EA

Split complementary#03EAAF, #033EEA

Tetradic#3EEA03, #03B1EA, #AF03EA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FECBBB

Lighter +30%#FDA589

Lighter +20%#FD7F56

Lighter +10%#FC5924

Darker −10%#B82F02

Darker −20%#852202

Darker −30%#531501

Darker −40%#210800

More saturated +25%#ED3A00

Less saturated −25%#CC4B21

Channel breakdown

R234

G60

Red234 (91.8%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue14.81°

Saturation (HSL)97.47%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G 3C · B 03

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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