#E53100 Hex Color
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Highly saturated and bright, #e53100 is a warm reddish red with an ablaze, energetic presence. Its strong chroma suits calls to action, sports branding, food packaging, and emergency accents, but it can overwhelm when used as a full background. Use it as a small accent with deep navy or soft cream. The hex code #e53100 supports black body text at about 4.8:1 contrast.
Questions about #e53100
What is #e53100 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #e53100 is rgb(229, 49, 0), in HSL hsl(13, 100%, 45%) and in CMYK 0%, 79%, 100%, 10%.
What colors pair well with #e53100?
Is #e53100 a warm or cool color?
#e53100 reads as a warm red because its strong red base leans toward orange rather than blue. That warmth gives it an urgent, lively character suited to action-focused interfaces, athletic visuals, food packaging, and small emphasis areas.
Is #e53100 readable on white or black?
#e53100 has a 4.40:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.77:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.