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#E65247 Color

#E65247 is rgb(230, 82, 71) in RGB, hsl(4, 76%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 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 3.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E65247
HEX#E65247
RGBrgb(230, 82, 71)
HSLhsl(4, 76%, 59%)
HSVhsv(4, 69%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 69%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.186 27.8)
LABlab(56.12% 57.79 38.97)
LCHlch(56.12% 69.70 33.99)

What #E65247 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 #E65247, 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.

#E65247 Channel Values

How #E65247 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 82 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 76% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 69% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 69% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.71:1 vs white · 5.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E65247 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 text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E65247

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E65247; 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 #E65247

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 #E65247 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#E65247
Protanopia#7D7D45
Protanomaly#B16E46
Deuteranopia#99993B
Deuteranomaly#BD8240
Tritanopia#E65151
Tritanomaly#E6514D
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E65247 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e65247: #E65247;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E65247;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e65247': '#E65247' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.322, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_e65247">#E65247</color>
SVG fillfill="#E65247"

More Red Colors

#E65247 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E65247 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E65247?

#E65247 is a mid-tone red — rgb(230, 82, 71) in RGB and hsl(4, 76%, 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 3.62.

What is the RGB value of #E65247?

#E65247 is rgb(230, 82, 71) — red 230, green 82, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E65247?

#E65247 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 69%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E65247 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E65247 scores 3.71:1 against white and 5.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E65247 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E65247 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 11.36, which is visibly different.

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