Recognised as Colour
#E12E2B
- #E12E2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E12E2B is a red with RGB values 225, 46, 43 and HSL 1°, 75%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E12E2B#E12E2B
HEX#E12E2B
RGBrgb(225, 46, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.1804, 0.1686
RGB percentages88.2%, 18%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(1, 75.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1, 80.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 80.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,757,419
CSS custom property--colour: #E12E2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#1ED1D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BDEE1
Analogous#E12B83, #E1892B
Triadic#2BE12E, #2E2BE1
Split complementary#2BE189, #2B83E1
Tetradic#83E12B, #2BDEE1, #892BE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G46
B43
Red225 (88.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue0.99°
Saturation (HSL)75.21%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 2E · B 2B
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