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#E60A23 Color

#E60A23 is rgb(230, 10, 35) in RGB, hsl(353, 92%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 85%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadmium Red (#E30022), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E60A23
HEX#E60A23
RGBrgb(230, 10, 35)
HSLhsl(353, 92%, 47%)
HSVhsv(353, 96%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 85%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.234 25.9)
LABlab(49.41% 74.28 51.85)
LCHlch(49.41% 90.58 34.92)

What #E60A23 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 #E60A23, 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.

#E60A23 Channel Values

How #E60A23 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 230 · G 10 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 92% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 96% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 85% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.74:1 vs white · 4.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E60A23 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.

TextWhite text4.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E60A23

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E60A23; 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 #E60A23

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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How #E60A23 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#E60A23
Protanopia#68681E
Protanomaly#A95220
Deuteranopia#8C8C00
Deuteranomaly#B76F0C
Tritanopia#E60F0F
Tritanomaly#E60D19
Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #E60A23 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e60a23: #E60A23;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E60A23;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e60a23': '#E60A23' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.039, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_e60a23">#E60A23</color>
SVG fillfill="#E60A23"

More Red Colors

#E60A23 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E60A23 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E60A23?

#E60A23 is a mid-tone red — rgb(230, 10, 35) in RGB and hsl(353, 92%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadmium Red (#E30022), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.04.

What is the RGB value of #E60A23?

#E60A23 is rgb(230, 10, 35) — red 230, green 10, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E60A23?

#E60A23 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 85%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E60A23 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E60A23 scores 4.74:1 against white and 4.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E60A23 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E60A23 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 crimson (#DC143C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.71, which is visibly different.

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