Recognised as Colour

#E23D5C

#E23D5C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E23D5C is a red with RGB values 226, 61, 92 and HSL 349°, 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#E23D5C

RGBrgb(226, 61, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2392, 0.3608

RGB percentages88.6%, 23.9%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(348.7, 74%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.7, 73%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 73%, 59.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,826,844

CSS custom property--colour: #E23D5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1

Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#1DC2A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A675Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#948958no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.3 from the original

Tritanopia#F7004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15 Indian red · ΔE 19.7 Firebrick · ΔE 22.7 Brown · ΔE 22.9 Salmon · ΔE 25.8 Light coral · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3DE2C3

Analogous#E23DAE, #E2713D

Triadic#5CE23D, #3D5CE2

Split complementary#3DE271, #3DAEE2

Tetradic#AEE23D, #3DE2C3, #713DE2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDEEF1

Lighter +30%#F6C2CC

Lighter +20%#EF96A7

Lighter +10%#E96981

Darker −10%#CD1F3F

Darker −20%#A11832

Darker −30%#751124

Darker −40%#480B16

More saturated +25%#FE214B

Less saturated −25%#C6596D

Channel breakdown

R226

G61

B92

Red226 (88.6%)

Green61 (23.9%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue348.73°

Saturation (HSL)73.99%

Lightness56.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 3D · B 5C

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