Recognised as Colour
#E14C22
- #E14C22
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E14C22 is a red with RGB values 225, 76, 34 and HSL 13°, 76%, 51%. 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
#E14C22#E14C22
HEX#E14C22
RGBrgb(225, 76, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.298, 0.1333
RGB percentages88.2%, 29.8%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(13.2, 76.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.2, 84.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 66.2%, 84.9%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,765,090
CSS custom property--colour: #E14C22;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21292WCAG 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 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#1EB3DD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22B7E1
Analogous#E12257, #E1AC22
Triadic#22E14C, #4C22E1
Split complementary#22E1AC, #2257E1
Tetradic#57E122, #22B7E1, #AC22E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G76
B34
Red225 (88.2%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue13.19°
Saturation (HSL)76.1%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 4C · B 22
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