Recognised as Colour
#E1503F
- #E1503F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E1503F is a red with RGB values 225, 80, 63 and HSL 6°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E1503F#E1503F
HEX#E1503F
RGBrgb(225, 80, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.3137, 0.2471
RGB percentages88.2%, 31.4%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(6.3, 73%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 72%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 64.4%, 72%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,766,143
CSS custom property--colour: #E1503F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#1EAFC0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3FD0E1
Analogous#E13F7F, #E1A13F
Triadic#3FE150, #503FE1
Split complementary#3FE1A1, #3F7FE1
Tetradic#7FE13F, #3FD0E1, #A13FE1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G80
B63
Red225 (88.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue6.3°
Saturation (HSL)72.97%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 50 · B 3F
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