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Recognised as Colour

#E0256B

  • #E0256B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#E0256B is a red with RGB values 224, 37, 107 and HSL 338°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#E0256B#E0256B
HEX#E0256B
RGBrgb(224, 37, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.1451, 0.4196
RGB percentages87.8%, 14.5%, 42%
HSLhsl(337.5, 75.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.5, 83.5%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 83.5%, 52.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,689,643
CSS custom property--colour: #E0256B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#1FDA94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5F6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8367no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F40046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 20.3Medium violet red · ΔE 24.4Crimson · ΔE 25.1Hot pink · ΔE 26Pale violetred · ΔE 29.4Indian red · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25E09A
Analogous#E025C9, #E03D25
Triadic#6BE025, #256BE0
Split complementary#25E03D, #25C9E0
Tetradic#C8E025, #25E09A, #3C25E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9D8E4
Lighter +30%#F3ABC6
Lighter +20%#ED7EA8
Lighter +10%#E65289
Darker −10%#B81A55
Darker −20%#8B1440
Darker −30%#5F0D2C
Darker −40%#320717
More saturated +25%#FF0663
Less saturated −25%#C14473

Channel breakdown

R224
G37
B107
Red224 (87.8%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue337.54°
Saturation (HSL)75.1%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 25 · B 6B

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