Colour

#EB2300

#EB2300
Red
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#EB2300 is a red with RGB values 235, 35, 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

#EB2300#EB2300

HEX#EB2300

RGBrgb(235, 35, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.1373, 0

RGB percentages92.2%, 13.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(8.9, 100%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 100%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 100%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,409,920

CSS custom property--colour: #EB2300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18864WCAG 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 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#14DCFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A5D00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 77.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#998700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 9.4 Red · ΔE 10 Tomato · ΔE 24.7 Crimson · ΔE 30.3 Firebrick · ΔE 32.3 Coral · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00C8EB

Analogous#EB0053, #EB9800

Triadic#00EB23, #2300EB

Split complementary#00EB99, #0052EB

Tetradic#53EB00, #00C8EB, #9900EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFC3B8

Lighter +30%#FF9785

Lighter +20%#FF6C52

Lighter +10%#FF401F

Darker −10%#B81B00

Darker −20%#851400

Darker −30%#520C00

Darker −40%#1F0500

More saturated +25%#EB2300

Less saturated −25%#CE381D

Channel breakdown

R235

G35

Red235 (92.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue8.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G 23 · B 00

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Colour values

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