Recognised as Colour

#E04850

#E04850
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E04850 is a red with RGB values 224, 72, 80 and HSL 357°, 71%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E04850#E04850

HEX#E04850

RGBrgb(224, 72, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.2824, 0.3137

RGB percentages87.8%, 28.2%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(356.8, 71%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 67.9%, 87.8%)

CMYK0%, 67.9%, 64.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,698,576

CSS custom property--colour: #E04850;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#1FB7AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716A4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original

Deuteranopia#978A4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F51F4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.9 Indian red · ΔE 16 Firebrick · ΔE 16.6 Brown · ΔE 18.2 Tomato · ΔE 19.5 Salmon · ΔE 19.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48E0D8

Analogous#E0489C, #E08C48

Triadic#50E048, #4850E0

Split complementary#48E08C, #489CE0

Tetradic#9CE048, #48E0D8, #8C48E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF6F7

Lighter +30%#F6CBCD

Lighter +20%#EF9FA3

Lighter +10%#E7747A

Darker −10%#D2232D

Darker −20%#A61C23

Darker −30%#7A151A

Darker −40%#4F0D11

More saturated +25%#FB2D38

Less saturated −25%#C56368

Channel breakdown

R224

G72

B80

Red224 (87.8%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue356.84°

Saturation (HSL)71.03%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E0 · G 48 · B 50

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