Recognised as Colour
#E17451
- #E17451
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Coral
#E17451 is a red with RGB values 225, 116, 81 and HSL 15°, 71%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Coral.
Colour values
#E17451#E17451
HEX#E17451
RGBrgb(225, 116, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.4549, 0.3176
RGB percentages88.2%, 45.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(14.6, 70.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.6, 64%, 88.2%)
CMYK0%, 48.4%, 64%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,775,377
CSS custom property--colour: #E17451;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#1E8BAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#51BEE1
Analogous#E15176, #E1BC51
Triadic#51E174, #7451E1
Split complementary#51E1BC, #5176E1
Tetradic#76E151, #51BEE1, #BC51E1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R225
G116
B81
Red225 (88.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue14.58°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E1 · G 74 · B 51
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