Colour

#E2415E

#E2415E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E2415E is a red with RGB values 226, 65, 94 and HSL 349°, 74%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E2415E

RGBrgb(226, 65, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2549, 0.3686

RGB percentages88.6%, 25.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(349.2, 73.5%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 71.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 71.2%, 58.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,827,870

CSS custom property--colour: #E2415E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#1DBEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C685Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#958A5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F7124Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.1 Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Brown · ΔE 22.6 Firebrick · ΔE 23 Light coral · ΔE 24.5 Salmon · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41E2C5

Analogous#E241AF, #E27441

Triadic#5EE241, #415EE2

Split complementary#41E274, #41AFE2

Tetradic#AFE241, #41E2C5, #7441E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF2F4

Lighter +30%#F6C6CE

Lighter +20%#F099A9

Lighter +10%#E96D83

Darker −10%#D02040

Darker −20%#A41932

Darker −30%#781225

Darker −40%#4B0C17

More saturated +25%#FD264C

Less saturated −25%#C75C70

Channel breakdown

R226

G65

B94

Red226 (88.6%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue349.19°

Saturation (HSL)73.52%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 41 · B 5E

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