Recognised as Colour
#E0533C
- #E0533C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E0533C is a red with RGB values 224, 83, 60 and HSL 8°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E0533C#E0533C
HEX#E0533C
RGBrgb(224, 83, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3255, 0.2353
RGB percentages87.8%, 32.5%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(8.4, 72.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.4, 73.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 62.9%, 73.2%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,701,372
CSS custom property--colour: #E0533C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#1FACC3
Colour vision & accessibility
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 text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3CC9E0
Analogous#E03C77, #E0A53C
Triadic#3CE053, #533CE0
Split complementary#3CE0A5, #3C77E0
Tetradic#77E03C, #3CC9E0, #A53CE0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G83
B60
Red224 (87.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue8.41°
Saturation (HSL)72.57%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 53 · B 3C
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page