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#E6490B Baptism by Fire

#E6490B is a medium, vivid red named Baptism by Fire. In the RGB color model it is made of 90.2% red, 28.6% green and 4.3% blue (rgb(230, 73, 11)). Its HSL value is 17° hue, 91% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 95% yellow and 10% black. #E6490B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.32:1.

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Variations of #E6490B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E6490B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E6490B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E6490B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9F8D00
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #796A00
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A16700
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9F8D00
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B77A00
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FE0240
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F0382B
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A27570

#E6490B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.95:1 Poor#E6490B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.32:1 Good#E6490B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E6490B in CSS

/* Baptism by Fire */
.color { color: #E6490B; }
.background { background-color: #E6490B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E6490B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(230 73 11);
color: hsl(17 91% 47%);
color: oklch(0.622 0.203 37.3);

#E6490B FAQ

What color is #E6490B?

#E6490B is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Baptism by Fire. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E6490B?

#E6490B is rgb(230, 73, 11) in RGB, hsl(17, 91%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 68%, 95%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E6490B?

The complementary color of #E6490B is #0BA8E6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E6490B?

Black text has the best contrast on #E6490B: 5.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E6490B a warm or cool color?

#E6490B is a warm color.