Recognised as Colour
#E0374A
- #E0374A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E0374A is a red with RGB values 224, 55, 74 and HSL 353°, 73%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E0374A#E0374A
HEX#E0374A
RGBrgb(224, 55, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2157, 0.2902
RGB percentages87.8%, 21.6%, 29%
HSLhsl(353.3, 73.2%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.3, 75.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 75.4%, 67%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,694,218
CSS custom property--colour: #E0374A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#1FC8B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#37E0CD
Analogous#E0379F, #E07937
Triadic#4AE037, #374AE0
Split complementary#37E079, #379FE0
Tetradic#9FE037, #37E0CD, #7837E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G55
B74
Red224 (87.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue353.25°
Saturation (HSL)73.16%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 37 · B 4A
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