Recognised as Colour
#E2562E
- #E2562E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E2562E is a red with RGB values 226, 86, 46 and HSL 13°, 76%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E2562E#E2562E
HEX#E2562E
RGBrgb(226, 86, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.3373, 0.1804
RGB percentages88.6%, 33.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(13.3, 75.6%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 79.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK0%, 61.9%, 79.6%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,833,198
CSS custom property--colour: #E2562E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.9 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#1DA9D1
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EBAE2
Analogous#E22E60, #E2B02E
Triadic#2EE256, #562EE2
Split complementary#2EE2B0, #2E60E2
Tetradic#60E22E, #2EBAE2, #B02EE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R226
G86
B46
Red226 (88.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue13.33°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E2 · G 56 · B 2E
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