Colour

#E14244

#E14244
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E14244 is a red with RGB values 225, 66, 68 and HSL 359°, 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

#E14244#E14244

HEX#E14244

RGBrgb(225, 66, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2588, 0.2667

RGB percentages88.2%, 25.9%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(359.2, 72.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.2, 70.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 70.7%, 69.8%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,762,564

CSS custom property--colour: #E14244;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#1EBDBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6742no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#97893Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original

Tritanopia#F70145no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.2 Firebrick · ΔE 14.3 Tomato · ΔE 15.3 Brown · ΔE 19.2 Indian red · ΔE 21 Salmon · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42E1DF

Analogous#E14294, #E19042

Triadic#44E142, #4244E1

Split complementary#42E190, #4294E1

Tetradic#93E142, #42E1DF, #8F42E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF2F2

Lighter +30%#F6C6C7

Lighter +20%#EF9A9B

Lighter +10%#E86E70

Darker −10%#CF2123

Darker −20%#A31A1C

Darker −30%#771314

Darker −40%#4B0C0D

More saturated +25%#FC2729

Less saturated −25%#C65D5F

Channel breakdown

R225

G66

B68

Red225 (88.2%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue359.25°

Saturation (HSL)72.6%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 42 · B 44

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