Recognised as Colour
#E0273C
- #E0273C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E0273C is a red with RGB values 224, 39, 60 and HSL 353°, 75%, 52%. 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
#E0273C#E0273C
HEX#E0273C
RGBrgb(224, 39, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.1529, 0.2353
RGB percentages87.8%, 15.3%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(353.2, 74.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.2, 82.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 82.6%, 73.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,690,108
CSS custom property--colour: #E0273C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#1FD8C3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27E0CB
Analogous#E02799, #E06E27
Triadic#3CE027, #273CE0
Split complementary#27E06E, #2799E0
Tetradic#99E027, #27E0CB, #6E27E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G39
B60
Red224 (87.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue353.19°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 27 · B 3C
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