Recognised as Colour

#E04444

#E04444
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E04444 is a red with RGB values 224, 68, 68 and HSL 0°, 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

#E04444#E04444

HEX#E04444

RGBrgb(224, 68, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2667, 0.2667

RGB percentages87.8%, 26.7%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(0, 71.6%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 69.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 69.6%, 69.6%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,697,540

CSS custom property--colour: #E04444;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.1 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#1FBBBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706742no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#97893Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#F60D46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 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 12.2 Firebrick · ΔE 14 Tomato · ΔE 15.1 Brown · ΔE 18.7 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44E0E0

Analogous#E04492, #E09244

Triadic#44E044, #4444E0

Split complementary#44E092, #4492E0

Tetradic#92E044, #44E0E0, #9244E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF3F3

Lighter +30%#F6C7C7

Lighter +20%#EF9B9B

Lighter +10%#E77070

Darker −10%#CF2222

Darker −20%#A31B1B

Darker −30%#771414

Darker −40%#4B0D0D

More saturated +25%#FB2929

Less saturated −25%#C55F5F

Channel breakdown

R224

G68

B68

Red224 (87.8%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)71.56%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G 44 · B 44

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