Recognised as Colour
#E24026
- #E24026
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E24026 is a red with RGB values 226, 64, 38 and HSL 8°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E24026#E24026
HEX#E24026
RGBrgb(226, 64, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.251, 0.149
RGB percentages88.6%, 25.1%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(8.3, 76.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.3, 83.2%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 71.7%, 83.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,827,558
CSS custom property--colour: #E24026;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19975WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5:1
Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1DBFD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26C8E2
Analogous#E2266A, #E29E26
Triadic#26E240, #4026E2
Split complementary#26E29E, #266AE2
Tetradic#6AE226, #26C8E2, #9E26E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G64
B38
Red226 (88.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue8.3°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 40 · B 26
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