Colour
#E22F2B
- #E22F2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E22F2B is a red with RGB values 226, 47, 43 and HSL 1°, 76%, 53%. 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
#E22F2B#E22F2B
HEX#E22F2B
RGBrgb(226, 47, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1843, 0.1686
RGB percentages88.6%, 18.4%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(1.3, 75.9%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 81%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 79.2%, 81%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,823,211
CSS custom property--colour: #E22F2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 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#555555
Inverted#1DD0D4
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BDEE2
Analogous#E22B83, #E28B2B
Triadic#2BE22F, #2F2BE2
Split complementary#2BE28B, #2B83E2
Tetradic#82E22B, #2BDEE2, #8A2BE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G47
B43
Red226 (88.6%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue1.31°
Saturation (HSL)75.93%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 2F · B 2B
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