Recognised as Colour
#E24B4E
- #E24B4E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E24B4E is a red with RGB values 226, 75, 78 and HSL 359°, 72%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E24B4E#E24B4E
HEX#E24B4E
RGBrgb(226, 75, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.2941, 0.3059
RGB percentages88.6%, 29.4%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(358.8, 72.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 66.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 66.8%, 65.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,830,414
CSS custom property--colour: #E24B4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1
Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#1DB4B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4BE2DF
Analogous#E24B9A, #E2934B
Triadic#4EE24B, #4B4EE2
Split complementary#4BE293, #4B9AE2
Tetradic#9AE24B, #4BE2DF, #934BE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G75
B78
Red226 (88.6%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue358.81°
Saturation (HSL)72.25%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 4B · B 4E
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