HEX Color #E9331D (Orangered)

About #E9331D

The precise color #E9331D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orangered. Its digital footprint relies on 233 parts red, 51 parts green, and 29 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 78% M, 88% Y, and 9% K. With a hue angle of 6.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E9331D

RGB233, 51, 29

HSL6.5°, 82.3%, 51.4%

CMYK0%, 78%, 88%, 9%

HSV6.5°, 87.6%, 91.4%

LAB51.6, 67.1, 55.2

XYZ35.0, 19.8, 3.1

Decimal15282973

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E9331D #1DD2E8

Analogous

#E81D6C #E8981D

Triadic

#1DE832 #321DE8

Tetradic

#6CE81D #1DD2E8 #991DE8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E9331D

#EB4936

#ED604F

#F07768

#F28D81

#F5A49A

#F7BBB3

#FAD1CC

#FCE8E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E9331D

#CF2D19

#B52716

#9B2213

#811C10

#67160C

#4D1109

#330B06

#190503

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.24:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.96:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.05:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.21:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E9331D; }

.text-color { color: #E9331D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E9331D; }

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