Recognised as Colour
#E02146
- #E02146
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E02146 is a red with RGB values 224, 33, 70 and HSL 348°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E02146#E02146
HEX#E02146
RGBrgb(224, 33, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.1294, 0.2745
RGB percentages87.8%, 12.9%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(348.4, 75.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.4, 85.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 85.3%, 68.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,688,582
CSS custom property--colour: #E02146;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#1FDEB9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21E0BB
Analogous#E021A6, #E05B21
Triadic#46E021, #2146E0
Split complementary#21E05B, #21A6E0
Tetradic#A6E021, #21E0BB, #5B21E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G33
B70
Red224 (87.8%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue348.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.49%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 21 · B 46
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