Recognised as Colour

#E21457

#E21457
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E21457 is a red with RGB values 226, 20, 87 and HSL 340°, 84%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E21457#E21457

HEX#E21457

RGBrgb(226, 20, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.0784, 0.3412

RGB percentages88.6%, 7.8%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(340.5, 83.7%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.5, 91.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 91.2%, 61.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,816,343

CSS custom property--colour: #E21457;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1

Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#1DEBA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5A58no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8252no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 77.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F80036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.4 Firebrick · ΔE 27.1 Deep pink · ΔE 28.4 Brown · ΔE 28.7 Indian red · ΔE 29.3 Tomato · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#14E29F

Analogous#E214BE, #E23814

Triadic#57E214, #1457E2

Split complementary#14E238, #14BEE2

Tetradic#BEE214, #14E29F, #3814E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAC8D8

Lighter +30%#F699B7

Lighter +20%#F26A96

Lighter +10%#EE3B75

Darker −10%#B31045

Darker −20%#840C33

Darker −30%#550821

Darker −40%#27030F

More saturated +25%#F60050

Less saturated −25%#C33362

Channel breakdown

R226

G20

B87

Red226 (88.6%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue340.49°

Saturation (HSL)83.74%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 14 · B 57

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