Colour

#E02545

#E02545
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E02545 is a red with RGB values 224, 37, 69 and HSL 350°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E02545#E02545

HEX#E02545

RGBrgb(224, 37, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.1451, 0.2706

RGB percentages87.8%, 14.5%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(349.7, 75.1%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.7, 83.5%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 83.5%, 69.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,689,605

CSS custom property--colour: #E02545;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#1FDABA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615B45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F823Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74 from the original

Tritanopia#F60034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 3.8 Firebrick · ΔE 18 Brown · ΔE 22.8 Tomato · ΔE 23.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.4 Dark red · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 3.79, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#25E0C0

Analogous#E025A2, #E06325

Triadic#45E025, #2545E0

Split complementary#25E063, #25A2E0

Tetradic#A2E025, #25E0C0, #6325E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9D8DD

Lighter +30%#F3ABB7

Lighter +20%#ED7E91

Lighter +10%#E6526B

Darker −10%#B81A35

Darker −20%#8B1428

Darker −30%#5F0D1B

Darker −40%#32070E

More saturated +25%#FF0631

Less saturated −25%#C14459

Channel breakdown

R224

G37

B69

Red224 (87.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue349.73°

Saturation (HSL)75.1%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G 25 · B 45

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