Recognised as Colour
#E20040
- #E20040
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E20040 is a red with RGB values 226, 0, 64 and HSL 343°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E20040#E20040
HEX#E20040
RGBrgb(226, 0, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0, 0.251
RGB percentages88.6%, 0%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(343, 100%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343, 100%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 71.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,811,200
CSS custom property--colour: #E20040;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#1DFFBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00E2A2
Analogous#E200B1, #E23100
Triadic#40E200, #0040E2
Split complementary#00E231, #00B1E2
Tetradic#B1E200, #00E2A2, #3100E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G0
B64
Red226 (88.6%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue343.01°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 00 · B 40
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