Recognised as Colour

#E2525E

#E2525E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E2525E is a red with RGB values 226, 82, 94 and HSL 355°, 71%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E2525E#E2525E

HEX#E2525E

RGBrgb(226, 82, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3216, 0.3686

RGB percentages88.6%, 32.2%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(355, 71.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355, 63.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK0%, 63.7%, 58.4%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,832,222

CSS custom property--colour: #E2525E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#1DADA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76715Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8F5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F73557no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.1 Salmon · ΔE 17.5 Light coral · ΔE 18.3 Crimson · ΔE 19.1 Brown · ΔE 20.1 Firebrick · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52E2D6

Analogous#E252A6, #E28E52

Triadic#5EE252, #525EE2

Split complementary#52E28E, #52A6E2

Tetradic#A6E252, #52E2D6, #8E52E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8D5D8

Lighter +20%#F1A9AF

Lighter +10%#E97E87

Darker −10%#DB2635

Darker −20%#B01E2A

Darker −30%#85161F

Darker −40%#590F15

More saturated +25%#FB3949

Less saturated −25%#C96B73

Channel breakdown

R226

G82

B94

Red226 (88.6%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue355°

Saturation (HSL)71.29%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E2 · G 52 · B 5E

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