Recognised as Colour

#E23C65

#E23C65
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E23C65 is a red with RGB values 226, 60, 101 and HSL 345°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E23C65

RGBrgb(226, 60, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2353, 0.3961

RGB percentages88.6%, 23.5%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(345.2, 74.1%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.2, 73.5%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 73.5%, 55.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,826,597

CSS custom property--colour: #E23C65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1

Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#1DC39A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#676766no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#928961no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69 from the original

Tritanopia#F7054Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.3 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Brown · ΔE 26.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 26.5 Light coral · ΔE 26.8 Firebrick · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CE2B9

Analogous#E23CB8, #E2663C

Triadic#65E23C, #3C65E2

Split complementary#3CE266, #3CB8E2

Tetradic#B8E23C, #3CE2B9, #663CE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEEF1

Lighter +30%#F6C1CE

Lighter +20%#EF95AB

Lighter +10%#E96888

Darker −10%#CD1E49

Darker −20%#A01839

Darker −30%#74112A

Darker −40%#470B1A

More saturated +25%#FE2057

Less saturated −25%#C65873

Channel breakdown

R226

G60

B101

Red226 (88.6%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue345.18°

Saturation (HSL)74.11%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 3C · B 65

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