Colour

#E2264F

#E2264F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E2264F is a red with RGB values 226, 38, 79 and HSL 347°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E2264F

RGBrgb(226, 38, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.149, 0.3098

RGB percentages88.6%, 14.9%, 31%

HSLhsl(346.9, 76.4%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.9, 83.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 83.2%, 65%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,820,943

CSS custom property--colour: #E2264F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#1DD9B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#615D4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#90844Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F80039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.4 Firebrick · ΔE 21.4 Brown · ΔE 24.3 Indian red · ΔE 25.8 Tomato · ΔE 27.2 Salmon · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26E2B9

Analogous#E226AD, #E25B26

Triadic#4FE226, #264FE2

Split complementary#26E25B, #26ADE2

Tetradic#ADE226, #26E2B9, #5B26E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FADAE1

Lighter +30%#F4ADBC

Lighter +20%#EE8098

Lighter +10%#E85373

Darker −10%#BC193D

Darker −20%#8F132E

Darker −30%#620D20

Darker −40%#350711

More saturated +25%#FF093F

Less saturated −25%#C34560

Channel breakdown

R226

G38

B79

Red226 (88.6%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue346.91°

Saturation (HSL)76.42%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 26 · B 4F

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