Recognised as Colour

#E1425C

#E1425C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E1425C is a red with RGB values 225, 66, 92 and HSL 350°, 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#E1425C

RGBrgb(225, 66, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2588, 0.3608

RGB percentages88.2%, 25.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(350.2, 72.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 70.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 70.7%, 59.1%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,762,588

CSS custom property--colour: #E1425C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#1EBDA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C685Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#958A58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F6154Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 17.7 Brown · ΔE 21.7 Firebrick · ΔE 21.9 Salmon · ΔE 23.8 Light coral · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42E1C7

Analogous#E142AB, #E17842

Triadic#5CE142, #425CE1

Split complementary#42E178, #42ABE1

Tetradic#ABE142, #42E1C7, #7842E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF2F4

Lighter +30%#F6C6CE

Lighter +20%#EF9AA8

Lighter +10%#E86E82

Darker −10%#CF213D

Darker −20%#A31A30

Darker −30%#771323

Darker −40%#4B0C16

More saturated +25%#FC274A

Less saturated −25%#C65D6E

Channel breakdown

R225

G66

B92

Red225 (88.2%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue350.19°

Saturation (HSL)72.6%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 42 · B 5C

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