Recognised as Colour

#E20051

#E20051
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E20051 is a red with RGB values 226, 0, 81 and HSL 338°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E20051#E20051

HEX#E20051

RGBrgb(226, 0, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0, 0.3176

RGB percentages88.6%, 0%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(338.5, 100%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.5, 100%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 64.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,811,217

CSS custom property--colour: #E20051;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#1DFFAE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595752no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C804Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79 from the original

Tritanopia#F8002Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.2 Firebrick · ΔE 26.2 Brown · ΔE 28.8 Deep pink · ΔE 30.5 Indian red · ΔE 30.8 Tomato · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00E291

Analogous#E200C2, #E22000

Triadic#51E200, #0051E2

Split complementary#00E220, #00C2E2

Tetradic#C2E200, #00E291, #2000E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFAFCC

Lighter +30%#FF7CAB

Lighter +20%#FF498A

Lighter +10%#FF166A

Darker −10%#AF003F

Darker −20%#7C002C

Darker −30%#49001A

Darker −40%#160008

More saturated +25%#E20051

Less saturated −25%#C61C59

Channel breakdown

R226

B81

Red226 (88.6%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue338.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 00 · B 51

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