Recognised as Colour
#E03524
- #E03524
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E03524 is a red with RGB values 224, 53, 36 and HSL 5°, 75%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E03524#E03524
HEX#E03524
RGBrgb(224, 53, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2078, 0.1412
RGB percentages87.8%, 20.8%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(5.4, 75.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.4, 83.9%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 83.9%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,693,668
CSS custom property--colour: #E03524;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#1FCADB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#24CFE0
Analogous#E02471, #E09324
Triadic#24E035, #3524E0
Split complementary#24E093, #2471E0
Tetradic#71E024, #24CFE0, #9324E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G53
B36
Red224 (87.8%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue5.43°
Saturation (HSL)75.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 35 · B 24
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