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Recognised as Colour

#E2256B

  • #E2256B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#E2256B is a red with RGB values 226, 37, 107 and HSL 338°, 77%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#E2256B#E2256B
HEX#E2256B
RGBrgb(226, 37, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1451, 0.4196
RGB percentages88.6%, 14.5%, 42%
HSLhsl(337.8, 76.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 83.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 83.6%, 52.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,820,715
CSS custom property--colour: #E2256B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#1DDA94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B606Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8467no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F70046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 20.3Crimson · ΔE 24.5Medium violet red · ΔE 25.1Hot pink · ΔE 26.3Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9Indian red · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 20.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25E29C
Analogous#E225C9, #E23D25
Triadic#6BE225, #256BE2
Split complementary#25E23D, #25C9E2
Tetradic#CAE225, #25E29C, #3E25E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAD9E5
Lighter +30%#F4ACC7
Lighter +20%#EE7FA8
Lighter +10%#E8528A
Darker −10%#BB1955
Darker −20%#8E1341
Darker −30%#610D2C
Darker −40%#340718
More saturated +25%#FF0863
Less saturated −25%#C34473

Channel breakdown

R226
G37
B107
Red226 (88.6%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue337.78°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 25 · B 6B

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