Colour

#E20838

#E20838
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E20838 is a red with RGB values 226, 8, 56 and HSL 347°, 93%, 46%. 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

#E20838#E20838

HEX#E20838

RGBrgb(226, 8, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.0314, 0.2196

RGB percentages88.6%, 3.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(346.8, 93.2%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 96.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 96.5%, 75.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,813,240

CSS custom property--colour: #E20838;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1

Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A

Inverted#1DF7C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5637no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8030no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F90024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 4.4 Firebrick · ΔE 19.6 Tomato · ΔE 23.2 Brown · ΔE 26.7 Dark red · ΔE 30.2 Red · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 4.44, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08E2B2

Analogous#E208A5, #E24508

Triadic#38E208, #0838E2

Split complementary#08E245, #08A5E2

Tetradic#A5E208, #08E2B2, #4508E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDB9C8

Lighter +30%#FB88A1

Lighter +20%#F9577B

Lighter +10%#F72654

Darker −10%#B1062C

Darker −20%#7F0520

Darker −30%#4E0313

Darker −40%#1D0107

More saturated +25%#EA0034

Less saturated −25%#C52548

Channel breakdown

R226

B56

Red226 (88.6%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue346.79°

Saturation (HSL)93.16%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 08 · B 38

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