#e40806 Color Information

#e40806 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e40806. In RGB, it consists of 89.4% Red, 3.1% Green, and 2.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 96.5% Magenta, 97.4% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.5°, with saturation of 94.9% and lightness of 45.9%. The decimal value for #e40806 is 14944262, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc0000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e40806 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#e40806 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color228, 8, 6 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color89.4%, 3.1%, 2.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.106, 0.969, 0.976 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.965, 0.974, 0.106 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.5°, 94.9%, 45.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.5°, 97.4%, 89.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.115, 16.681, 1.699 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color228, 8, 6 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14944262 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color47.855, 73.012, 60.114 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)47.855, 94.575, 39.466 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color47.855, 154.963, 33.583 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color40.842, 68.883, 26.122 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.636, 0.330, 16.681 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293134342 / 0xffe40806 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc0000 Copy
Last Updated: December 14, 2024

Shades of #e40806

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e40806, its pure hue is 0.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.9%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e40806, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d0101 to #c80705.

Tints of #e40806

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e40806, its pure hue is 0.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.9%, and its lightness is 45.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e40806, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e72725 to #fce0e0.

Tones of #e40806

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e40806, its pure hue is 0.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 94.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e40806, which range from #757575 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ea0200 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e40806

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e40806! For #e40806, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e40806. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e40806

This color, #e40806, consists of 89.4% Red, 3.1% Green, and 2.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 228, Green = 8, Blue = 6. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e40806 is 0% Cyan, 96.5% Magenta, 97.4% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R89.4%
C0.0%
G3.1%
M96.5%
B2.4%
Y97.4%
K10.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 228 8 6
Octal 344 10 6
Hexa #e4 #08 #06
Binary 11100100 00001000 00000110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 96 97 10
Octal 0 140 141 12
Hexa #00 #60 #61 #0a
Binary 00000000 01100000 01100001 00001010

Analogous Colors of #e40806

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e40806 — which has hue 0.5° — its analogous colors are located at 0.5° and 330.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e40806.

Triadic Colors of #e40806

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e40806 — which has hue 0.5° — its triadic colors are located at 0.5° and 240.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e40806.

Complementary Color of #e40806

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e40806 — which has hue 0.5° — its complementary color is located at 180.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e40806.

Split Complementary Colors of #e40806

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e40806 — which has hue 0.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.5° and 210.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e40806.

Tetradic Colors of #e40806

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e40806 — which has hue 0.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.5°, 0.5°, 90.5°, and 180.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e40806.

Monochromatic Colors of #e40806

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e40806, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #710505 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fd6362 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e40806

We want to make getting started with #e40806 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e40806 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e40806 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e40806 with other HTML elements.

#e40806 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e40806.
<span style="color: #e40806;">The color of this text is #e40806.</span>

#e40806 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e40806.
<div style="background-color: #e40806; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e40806.</div>

#e40806 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e40806.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e40806;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e40806.</span>

#e40806 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e40806.
<div style="border: #e40806 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e40806.</div>

#e40806 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e40806 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e40806; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e40806 on a white background.</div></div>

#e40806 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e40806 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e40806; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e40806 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e40806 to White

This is a gradient from #e40806 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e40806,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e40806,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e40806,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e40806,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e40806 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e40806 to Black

This is a gradient from #e40806 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e40806,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e40806,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e40806,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e40806,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e40806 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e40806

In addition to using #e40806 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e40806 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e40806, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 228, Green = 8, Blue = 6). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e40806 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e40806
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(228, 8, 6)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e40806; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e40806; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e40806; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(228, 8, 6);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e40806")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:228, green:8, blue:6, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:228 green:8 blue:6 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(228f, 8f, 6f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(228, 8, 6);
 

#e40806 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e40806 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e40806 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e40806 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e40806 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e40806 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e40806 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e40806 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.8:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #e40806 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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