Recognised as Colour

#E14156

#E14156
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E14156 is a red with RGB values 225, 65, 86 and HSL 352°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E14156

RGBrgb(225, 65, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2549, 0.3373

RGB percentages88.2%, 25.5%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(352.1, 72.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.1, 71.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 71.1%, 61.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,762,326

CSS custom property--colour: #E14156;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#1EBEA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6756no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#958952no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F60D4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.3 Indian red · ΔE 17.9 Firebrick · ΔE 19.5 Brown · ΔE 20.4 Salmon · ΔE 23.2 Tomato · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41E1CC

Analogous#E141A6, #E17C41

Triadic#56E141, #4156E1

Split complementary#41E17C, #41A6E1

Tetradic#A6E141, #41E1CC, #7C41E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF1F3

Lighter +30%#F6C5CC

Lighter +20%#EF99A4

Lighter +10%#E86D7D

Darker −10%#CE2137

Darker −20%#A21A2C

Darker −30%#761320

Darker −40%#4A0C14

More saturated +25%#FD2542

Less saturated −25%#C55D6A

Channel breakdown

R225

G65

B86

Red225 (88.2%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue352.13°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 41 · B 56

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