Recognised as Colour
#E2512E
- #E2512E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E2512E is a red with RGB values 226, 81, 46 and HSL 12°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E2512E#E2512E
HEX#E2512E
RGBrgb(226, 81, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3176, 0.1804
RGB percentages88.6%, 31.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(11.7, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.2%, 79.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,831,918
CSS custom property--colour: #E2512E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#1DAED1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EBFE2
Analogous#E22E65, #E2AB2E
Triadic#2EE251, #512EE2
Split complementary#2EE2AB, #2E65E2
Tetradic#65E22E, #2EBFE2, #AB2EE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G81
B46
Red226 (88.6%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue11.67°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 51 · B 2E
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