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Recognised as Colour

#E0505A

  • #E0505A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E0505A is a red with RGB values 224, 80, 90 and HSL 356°, 70%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E0505A#E0505A
HEX#E0505A
RGBrgb(224, 80, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3137, 0.3529
RGB percentages87.8%, 31.4%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(355.8, 69.9%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.8, 64.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 64.3%, 59.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,700,634
CSS custom property--colour: #E0505A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#1FAFA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#756F59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#998D56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F53255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.2Salmon · ΔE 17.6Crimson · ΔE 18.2Light coral · ΔE 19Brown · ΔE 19Firebrick · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50E0D6
Analogous#E050A2, #E08E50
Triadic#5AE050, #505AE0
Split complementary#50E08E, #50A2E0
Tetradic#A2E050, #50E0D6, #8E50E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFD
Lighter +30%#F7D2D5
Lighter +20%#EFA7AC
Lighter +10%#E87B83
Darker −10%#D72632
Darker −20%#AC1E28
Darker −30%#80171E
Darker −40%#550F14
More saturated +25%#FA3644
Less saturated −25%#C66A70

Channel breakdown

R224
G80
B90
Red224 (87.8%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue355.83°
Saturation (HSL)69.9%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 50 · B 5A

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