Recognised as Colour

#E23159

#E23159
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E23159 is a red with RGB values 226, 49, 89 and HSL 346°, 75%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E23159

RGBrgb(226, 49, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.1922, 0.349

RGB percentages88.6%, 19.2%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(346.4, 75.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 78.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 78.3%, 60.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,823,769

CSS custom property--colour: #E23159;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1

Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#1DCEA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646259no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 71.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#918654no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F80042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.3 Firebrick · ΔE 23.6 Brown · ΔE 24.5 Salmon · ΔE 29.2 Light coral · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#31E2BA

Analogous#E231B1, #E26231

Triadic#59E231, #3159E2

Split complementary#31E262, #31B1E2

Tetradic#B1E231, #31E2BA, #6231E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE4E9

Lighter +30%#F5B7C5

Lighter +20%#EF8AA1

Lighter +10%#E85E7D

Darker −10%#C41C42

Darker −20%#981533

Darker −30%#6B0F24

Darker −40%#3E0915

More saturated +25%#FF1449

Less saturated −25%#C54E69

Channel breakdown

R226

G49

B89

Red226 (88.6%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue346.44°

Saturation (HSL)75.32%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 31 · B 59

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