Recognised as Colour

#E12D59

#E12D59
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E12D59 is a red with RGB values 225, 45, 89 and HSL 345°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E12D59

RGBrgb(225, 45, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1765, 0.349

RGB percentages88.2%, 17.6%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(345.3, 75%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.3, 80%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 80%, 60.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,757,209

CSS custom property--colour: #E12D59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#1ED2A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626059no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8F8554no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 73 from the original

Tritanopia#F60041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.8 Indian red · ΔE 24.2 Firebrick · ΔE 24.3 Brown · ΔE 25.1 Salmon · ΔE 30.4 Light coral · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2DE1B5

Analogous#E12DB3, #E15B2D

Triadic#59E12D, #2D59E1

Split complementary#2DE15B, #2DB3E1

Tetradic#B3E12D, #2DE1B5, #5B2DE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBDFE6

Lighter +30%#F4B3C3

Lighter +20%#EE86A0

Lighter +10%#E75A7C

Darker −10%#C01B44

Darker −20%#931534

Darker −30%#660F24

Darker −40%#3A0814

More saturated +25%#FF0F4A

Less saturated −25%#C34B68

Channel breakdown

R225

G45

B89

Red225 (88.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue345.33°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 2D · B 59

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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