Recognised as Colour
#E12258
- #E12258
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E12258 is a red with RGB values 225, 34, 88 and HSL 343°, 76%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E12258#E12258
HEX#E12258
RGBrgb(225, 34, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1333, 0.3451
RGB percentages88.2%, 13.3%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(343, 76.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 84.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 84.9%, 60.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,754,392
CSS custom property--colour: #E12258;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#1EDDA7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22E1AB
Analogous#E122B7, #E14C22
Triadic#58E122, #2258E1
Split complementary#22E14C, #22B7E1
Tetradic#B7E122, #22E1AB, #4C22E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G34
B88
Red225 (88.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue343.04°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 22 · B 58
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