Recognised as Colour

#E2275C

#E2275C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E2275C is a red with RGB values 226, 39, 92 and HSL 343°, 76%, 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 Crimson.

Colour values

#E2275C#E2275C

HEX#E2275C

RGBrgb(226, 39, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1529, 0.3608

RGB percentages88.6%, 15.3%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(343, 76.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 82.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 82.7%, 59.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,821,212

CSS custom property--colour: #E2275C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#1DD8A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F5F5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8457no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F7003Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.7 Indian red · ΔE 26.3 Firebrick · ΔE 26.7 Brown · ΔE 27.3 Deep pink · ΔE 28.3 Light coral · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#27E2AD

Analogous#E227B9, #E25027

Triadic#5CE227, #275CE2

Split complementary#27E250, #27B9E2

Tetradic#B9E227, #27E2AD, #5027E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FADBE4

Lighter +30%#F4AEC2

Lighter +20%#EE81A0

Lighter +10%#E8547E

Darker −10%#BD1948

Darker −20%#901337

Darker −30%#630D25

Darker −40%#360714

More saturated +25%#FF0A4F

Less saturated −25%#C34669

Channel breakdown

R226

G39

B92

Red226 (88.6%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue342.99°

Saturation (HSL)76.33%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 27 · B 5C

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