Colour

#E2231E

#E2231E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E2231E is a red with RGB values 226, 35, 30 and HSL 2°, 77%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E2231E#E2231E

HEX#E2231E

RGBrgb(226, 35, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1373, 0.1176

RGB percentages88.6%, 13.7%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(1.5, 77.2%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.5, 86.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 84.5%, 86.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,820,126

CSS custom property--colour: #E2231E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1

Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#1DDCE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#655A19no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75 from the original

Deuteranopia#93820Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F90026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 18.3 Crimson · ΔE 18.6 Orange red · ΔE 19.1 Red · ΔE 19.3 Firebrick · ΔE 21.8 Dark red · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 18.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EDDE2

Analogous#E21E7B, #E2851E

Triadic#1EE223, #231EE2

Split complementary#1EE285, #1E7BE2

Tetradic#7BE21E, #1EDDE2, #851EE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9D4D3

Lighter +30%#F3A8A6

Lighter +20%#EE7B78

Lighter +10%#E84F4B

Darker −10%#B61B17

Darker −20%#881512

Darker −30%#5B0E0C

Darker −40%#2E0706

More saturated +25%#FF0701

Less saturated −25%#C2413E

Channel breakdown

R226

G35

B30

Red226 (88.6%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue1.53°

Saturation (HSL)77.17%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 23 · B 1E

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