Colour

#E2425D

#E2425D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E2425D is a red with RGB values 226, 66, 93 and HSL 350°, 73%, 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#E2425D

RGBrgb(226, 66, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2588, 0.3647

RGB percentages88.6%, 25.9%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(349.9, 73.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 70.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.8%, 58.8%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,828,125

CSS custom property--colour: #E2425D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1

Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#1DBDA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C695Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#958A59no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F7144Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.8 Indian red · ΔE 18 Brown · ΔE 22.1 Firebrick · ΔE 22.4 Salmon · ΔE 24.1 Light coral · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42E2C7

Analogous#E242AD, #E27742

Triadic#5DE242, #425DE2

Split complementary#42E277, #42ADE2

Tetradic#ADE242, #42E2C7, #7742E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF3F5

Lighter +30%#F6C7CF

Lighter +20%#F09AA9

Lighter +10%#E96E83

Darker −10%#D1203E

Darker −20%#A51931

Darker −30%#791224

Darker −40%#4C0C17

More saturated +25%#FD274B

Less saturated −25%#C75D6F

Channel breakdown

R226

G66

B93

Red226 (88.6%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue349.88°

Saturation (HSL)73.39%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 42 · B 5D

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