Recognised as Colour

#E04256

#E04256
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E04256 is a red with RGB values 224, 66, 86 and HSL 352°, 72%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E04256#E04256

HEX#E04256

RGBrgb(224, 66, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2588, 0.3373

RGB percentages87.8%, 25.9%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(352.4, 71.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.4, 70.5%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 70.5%, 61.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,697,046

CSS custom property--colour: #E04256;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#1FBDA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D6856no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#958952no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F5124Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.7 Indian red · ΔE 17.2 Firebrick · ΔE 19.3 Brown · ΔE 19.9 Salmon · ΔE 22.7 Light coral · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#42E0CC

Analogous#E042A5, #E07D42

Triadic#56E042, #4256E0

Split complementary#42E07D, #42A5E0

Tetradic#A5E042, #42E0CC, #7D42E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF1F3

Lighter +30%#F6C5CC

Lighter +20%#EE9AA4

Lighter +10%#E76E7D

Darker −10%#CD2237

Darker −20%#A21A2C

Darker −30%#761320

Darker −40%#4A0C14

More saturated +25%#FC2641

Less saturated −25%#C45E6B

Channel breakdown

R224

G66

B86

Red224 (87.8%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue352.41°

Saturation (HSL)71.82%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G 42 · B 56

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