Recognised as Colour
#E22E25
- #E22E25
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E22E25 is a red with RGB values 226, 46, 37 and HSL 3°, 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 Tomato.
Colour values
#E22E25#E22E25
HEX#E22E25
RGBrgb(226, 46, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1804, 0.1451
RGB percentages88.6%, 18%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(2.9, 76.5%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.9, 83.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 79.6%, 83.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,822,949
CSS custom property--colour: #E22E25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#1DD1DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25D9E2
Analogous#E2257B, #E28C25
Triadic#25E22E, #2E25E2
Split complementary#25E28D, #257AE2
Tetradic#7AE225, #25D9E2, #8D25E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G46
B37
Red226 (88.6%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue2.86°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 2E · B 25
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