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#E64219 Color

#E64219 is rgb(230, 66, 25) in RGB, hsl(12, 80%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 71%, 89%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E64219
HEX#E64219
RGBrgb(230, 66, 25)
HSLhsl(12, 80%, 50%)
HSVhsv(12, 89%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 89%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.207 34.3)
LABlab(53.57% 62.62 59.09)
LCHlch(53.57% 86.10 43.33)

What #E64219 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 #E64219, 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.

#E64219 Channel Values

How #E64219 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 66 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 80% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 89% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 71% · Y 89% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E64219 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 text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E64219

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E64219; 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 #E64219

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E64219.

How #E64219 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#E64219
Protanopia#767613
Protanomaly#AE6515
Deuteranopia#949400
Deuteranomaly#BB7C00
Tritanopia#E73E3E
Tritanomaly#E64033
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E64219 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e64219: #E64219;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E64219;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e64219': '#E64219' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.259, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_e64219">#E64219</color>
SVG fillfill="#E64219"

More Red Colors

#E64219 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E64219 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E64219?

#E64219 is a mid-tone red — rgb(230, 66, 25) in RGB and hsl(12, 80%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Red (#F04E1F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.72.

What is the RGB value of #E64219?

#E64219 is rgb(230, 66, 25) — red 230, green 66, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E64219?

#E64219 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 71%, 89%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E64219 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E64219 scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E64219 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E64219 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 orangered (#FF4500) at a CIE76 distance of 14.38, which is visibly different.

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