Colour
#E22138
- #E22138
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E22138 is a red with RGB values 226, 33, 56 and HSL 353°, 77%, 51%. 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
#E22138#E22138
HEX#E22138
RGBrgb(226, 33, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1294, 0.2196
RGB percentages88.6%, 12.9%, 22%
HSLhsl(352.8, 76.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.8, 85.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 85.4%, 75.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,819,640
CSS custom property--colour: #E22138;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17542WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#1DDEC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#21E2CB
Analogous#E22199, #E26A21
Triadic#38E221, #2138E2
Split complementary#21E26B, #2198E2
Tetradic#99E221, #21E2CB, #6A21E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G33
B56
Red226 (88.6%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue352.85°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 21 · B 38
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