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#E56248 Color

#E56248 is rgb(229, 98, 72) in RGB, hsl(10, 75%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 57%, 69%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fire Opal (#E95C4B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E56248
HEX#E56248
RGBrgb(229, 98, 72)
HSLhsl(10, 75%, 59%)
HSVhsv(10, 69%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57%, 69%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.169 33)
LABlab(58.59% 50.78 41.12)
LCHlch(58.59% 65.34 39.00)

What #E56248 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E56248, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#E56248 Channel Values

How #E56248 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 229 · G 98 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 75% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 69% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 57% · Y 69% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.4:1 vs white · 6.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E56248 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E56248

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E56248; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E56248

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E56248 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E56248
Protanopia#858546
Protanomaly#B47947
Deuteranopia#9E9E3D
Deuteranomaly#BE8A42
Tritanopia#E65F5F
Tritanomaly#E66057
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E56248 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e56248: #E56248;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E56248;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e56248': '#E56248' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.898, green: 0.384, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_e56248">#E56248</color>
SVG fillfill="#E56248"

More Red Colors

#E56248 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E56248 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E56248?

#E56248 is a mid-tone red — rgb(229, 98, 72) in RGB and hsl(10, 75%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fire Opal (#E95C4B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.49.

What is the RGB value of #E56248?

#E56248 is rgb(229, 98, 72) — red 229, green 98, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E56248?

#E56248 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 57%, 69%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E56248 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E56248 scores 3.4:1 against white and 6.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E56248 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E56248 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tomato (#FF6347) at a CIE76 distance of 11.78, which is visibly different.

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