Recognised as Colour
#E05641
- #E05641
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E05641 is a red with RGB values 224, 86, 65 and HSL 8°, 72%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E05641#E05641
HEX#E05641
RGBrgb(224, 86, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.8784, 0.3373, 0.2549
RGB percentages87.8%, 33.7%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(7.9, 71.9%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.9, 71%, 87.8%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 71%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,702,145
CSS custom property--colour: #E05641;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#1FA9BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41CBE0
Analogous#E0417C, #E0A541
Triadic#41E056, #5641E0
Split complementary#41E0A5, #417CE0
Tetradic#7CE041, #41CBE0, #A541E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R224
G86
B65
Red224 (87.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue7.92°
Saturation (HSL)71.95%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E0 · G 56 · B 41
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