Recognised as Colour
#E02838
- #E02838
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E02838 is a red with RGB values 224, 40, 56 and HSL 355°, 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
#E02838#E02838
HEX#E02838
RGBrgb(224, 40, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.1569, 0.2196
RGB percentages87.8%, 15.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(354.8, 74.8%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.8, 82.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 82.1%, 75%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,690,360
CSS custom property--colour: #E02838;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1765WCAG 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 black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#1FD7C7
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 text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28E0D0
Analogous#E02894, #E07428
Triadic#38E028, #2838E0
Split complementary#28E074, #2894E0
Tetradic#94E028, #28E0D0, #7428E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G40
B56
Red224 (87.8%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue354.78°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 28 · B 38
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