What color is #E6390D?

#E6390D is a vivid red known as Vulcan Fire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Vulcan Fire?

The RGB value is 230, 57, 13: 230 red, 57 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Vulcan Fire?

The complementary color is #0DBAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E6390D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Vulcan Fire color: hex code #E6390D

#E6390D rgb(230, 57, 13)

Shades of orange

Vulcan Fire has the hex code #E6390D. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 22.4% green and 5.1% blue (230, 57, 13).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 89% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 94% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

Vulcan Fire (#E6390D) color codes

HEX	`#E6390D`
RGB	`rgb(230, 57, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.2%, 22.4%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 89%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 94%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 94%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.59, 64.19, 60.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.59, 88.18, 43.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.173, 19.784, 2.4)`
Decimal	`15087885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Vulcan Fire, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E6390D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#E6390D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E6390D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e6390d; }
.text { color: #e6390d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e6390d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(230 57 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e6390d, #e6a50d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Scarlet.

See #E6390D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E6390D?: #E6390D is a vivid red known as Vulcan Fire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Vulcan Fire?: The RGB value is 230, 57, 13: 230 red, 57 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Vulcan Fire?: The complementary color is #0DBAE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E6390D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.