Recognised as Colour
#E14B45
- #E14B45
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E14B45 is a red with RGB values 225, 75, 69 and HSL 2°, 72%, 58%. 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
#E14B45#E14B45
HEX#E14B45
RGBrgb(225, 75, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.2941, 0.2706
RGB percentages88.2%, 29.4%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(2.3, 72.2%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 69.3%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 69.3%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,764,869
CSS custom property--colour: #E14B45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.8 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#1EB4BA
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#45DBE1
Analogous#E1458D, #E19945
Triadic#45E14B, #4B45E1
Split complementary#45E199, #458DE1
Tetradic#8DE145, #45DBE1, #9945E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G75
B69
Red225 (88.2%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue2.31°
Saturation (HSL)72.22%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 4B · B 45
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