Recognised as Colour
#E11557
- #E11557
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E11557 is a red with RGB values 225, 21, 87 and HSL 341°, 83%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E11557#E11557
HEX#E11557
RGBrgb(225, 21, 87)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.0824, 0.3412
RGB percentages88.2%, 8.2%, 34.1%
HSLhsl(340.6, 82.9%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 90.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 90.7%, 61.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,751,063
CSS custom property--colour: #E11557;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#1EEAA8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#15E19F
Analogous#E115BD, #E13915
Triadic#57E115, #1557E1
Split complementary#15E139, #15BDE1
Tetradic#BDE115, #15E19F, #3915E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G21
B87
Red225 (88.2%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue87 (34.1%)
Hue340.59°
Saturation (HSL)82.93%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 15 · B 57
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