Colour

#E14B42

#E14B42
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E14B42 is a red with RGB values 225, 75, 66 and HSL 3°, 73%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E14B42#E14B42

HEX#E14B42

RGBrgb(225, 75, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2941, 0.2588

RGB percentages88.2%, 29.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(3.4, 72.6%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.4, 70.7%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 66.7%, 70.7%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,764,866

CSS custom property--colour: #E14B42;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#1EB4BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#756B40no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8C3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F7204Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 12.3 Firebrick · ΔE 14.4 Crimson · ΔE 15.4 Brown · ΔE 19.2 Indian red · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42D8E1

Analogous#E14288, #E19B42

Triadic#42E14B, #4B42E1

Split complementary#42E19B, #4288E1

Tetradic#88E142, #42D8E1, #9B42E1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF3F2

Lighter +30%#F6C9C6

Lighter +20%#EF9F9A

Lighter +10%#E8756E

Darker −10%#CF2B21

Darker −20%#A3221A

Darker −30%#771913

Darker −40%#4B0F0C

More saturated +25%#FC3327

Less saturated −25%#C6635D

Channel breakdown

R225

G75

B66

Red225 (88.2%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue3.4°

Saturation (HSL)72.6%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G 4B · B 42

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