Recognised as Colour
#E22760
- #E22760
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E22760 is a red with RGB values 226, 39, 96 and HSL 342°, 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
#E22760#E22760
HEX#E22760
RGBrgb(226, 39, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1529, 0.3765
RGB percentages88.6%, 15.3%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(341.7, 76.3%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.7, 82.7%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 82.7%, 57.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,821,216
CSS custom property--colour: #E22760;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#1DD89F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27E2A9
Analogous#E227BD, #E24B27
Triadic#60E227, #2760E2
Split complementary#27E24B, #27BDE2
Tetradic#BEE227, #27E2A9, #4C27E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G39
B96
Red226 (88.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue341.71°
Saturation (HSL)76.33%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 27 · B 60
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