Recognised as Colour
#E2483D
- #E2483D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E2483D is a red with RGB values 226, 72, 61 and HSL 4°, 74%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E2483D#E2483D
HEX#E2483D
RGBrgb(226, 72, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2824, 0.2392
RGB percentages88.6%, 28.2%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(4, 74%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4, 73%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 73%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,829,629
CSS custom property--colour: #E2483D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#1DB7C2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3DD7E2
Analogous#E23D85, #E29B3D
Triadic#3DE248, #483DE2
Split complementary#3DE29B, #3D84E2
Tetradic#85E23D, #3DD7E2, #9A3DE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G72
B61
Red226 (88.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue4°
Saturation (HSL)73.99%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 48 · B 3D
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