Recognised as Colour

#E2465B

#E2465B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E2465B is a red with RGB values 226, 70, 91 and HSL 352°, 73%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E2465B#E2465B

HEX#E2465B

RGBrgb(226, 70, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2745, 0.3569

RGB percentages88.6%, 27.5%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(351.9, 72.9%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.9, 69%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 69%, 59.7%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,829,147

CSS custom property--colour: #E2465B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#1DB9A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F6B5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#978B57no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#F71E4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.5 Indian red · ΔE 16.5 Brown · ΔE 20.9 Firebrick · ΔE 20.9 Salmon · ΔE 22.1 Light coral · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#46E2CD

Analogous#E246A9, #E27F46

Triadic#5BE246, #465BE2

Split complementary#46E27F, #46A9E2

Tetradic#A9E246, #46E2CD, #7F46E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF6F7

Lighter +30%#F7CAD0

Lighter +20%#F09EA9

Lighter +10%#E97282

Darker −10%#D42139

Darker −20%#A81A2D

Darker −30%#7C1321

Darker −40%#500C15

More saturated +25%#FD2B47

Less saturated −25%#C7616F

Channel breakdown

R226

G70

B91

Red226 (88.6%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue351.92°

Saturation (HSL)72.9%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 46 · B 5B

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