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#E61300 Color

#E61300 is rgb(230, 19, 0) in RGB, hsl(5, 100%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 100%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.97. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E61300
HEX#E61300
RGBrgb(230, 19, 0)
HSLhsl(5, 100%, 45%)
HSVhsv(5, 100%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 100%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.234 30.1)
LABlab(49.58% 73.14 64.74)
LCHlch(49.58% 97.68 41.51)

What #E61300 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 #E61300, 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.

#E61300 Channel Values

How #E61300 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 19 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 100% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 100% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 100% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.71:1 vs white · 4.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E61300 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 text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E61300

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E61300; 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 #E61300

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #E61300 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#E61300
Protanopia#696900
Protanomaly#AA5300
Deuteranopia#8D8D00
Deuteranomaly#B77000
Tritanopia#E61111
Tritanomaly#E6120B
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E61300 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e61300: #E61300;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E61300;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e61300': '#E61300' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.075, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_e61300">#E61300</color>
SVG fillfill="#E61300"

More Red Colors

#E61300 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E61300 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E61300?

#E61300 is a mid-tone red — rgb(230, 19, 0) in RGB and hsl(5, 100%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Red Strawberry (#EC0304), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.97.

What is the RGB value of #E61300?

#E61300 is rgb(230, 19, 0) — red 230, green 19, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E61300?

#E61300 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 100%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E61300 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #E61300 scores 4.71:1 against white and 4.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E61300 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E61300 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 red (#FF0000) at a CIE76 distance of 10.37, which is visibly different.

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