Recognised as Colour
#E24853
- #E24853
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E24853 is a red with RGB values 226, 72, 83 and HSL 356°, 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
#E24853#E24853
HEX#E24853
RGBrgb(226, 72, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2824, 0.3255
RGB percentages88.6%, 28.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(355.7, 72.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.7, 68.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 63.3%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,829,651
CSS custom property--colour: #E24853;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21428WCAG 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 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#1DB7AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48E2D7
Analogous#E248A0, #E28A48
Triadic#53E248, #4853E2
Split complementary#48E28A, #48A0E2
Tetradic#A0E248, #48E2D7, #8A48E2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G72
B83
Red226 (88.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue355.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.64%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 48 · B 53
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