Recognised as Colour

#E14247

#E14247
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E14247 is a red with RGB values 225, 66, 71 and HSL 358°, 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#E14247

RGBrgb(225, 66, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2588, 0.2784

RGB percentages88.2%, 25.9%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(358.1, 72.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 70.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 70.7%, 68.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,762,567

CSS custom property--colour: #E14247;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#1EBDB8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6746no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#978942no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F70346no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11 Firebrick · ΔE 14.7 Tomato · ΔE 16.6 Brown · ΔE 19 Indian red · ΔE 20.1 Salmon · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42E1DC

Analogous#E14296, #E18C42

Triadic#47E142, #4247E1

Split complementary#42E18C, #4296E1

Tetradic#97E142, #42E1DC, #8D42E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF2F2

Lighter +30%#F6C6C8

Lighter +20%#EF9A9D

Lighter +10%#E86E72

Darker −10%#CF2126

Darker −20%#A31A1E

Darker −30%#771316

Darker −40%#4B0C0E

More saturated +25%#FC272D

Less saturated −25%#C65D61

Channel breakdown

R225

G66

B71

Red225 (88.2%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue358.11°

Saturation (HSL)72.6%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 42 · B 47

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