Colour

#E3004E

#E3004E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E3004E is a red with RGB values 227, 0, 78 and HSL 339°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E3004E

RGBrgb(227, 0, 78)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0, 0.3059

RGB percentages89%, 0%, 30.6%

HSLhsl(339.4, 100%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 100%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 65.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,876,750

CSS custom property--colour: #E3004E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#1CFFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A574Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D8148no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F9002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.3 Firebrick · ΔE 25.2 Brown · ΔE 28.4 Indian red · ΔE 31 Tomato · ΔE 31.5 Deep pink · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#00E395

Analogous#E300C0, #E32300

Triadic#4EE300, #004EE3

Split complementary#00E323, #00C0E3

Tetradic#C0E300, #00E395, #2300E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFB0CB

Lighter +30%#FF7DAA

Lighter +20%#FF4A88

Lighter +10%#FF1767

Darker −10%#B0003C

Darker −20%#7D002B

Darker −30%#4A0019

Darker −40%#170008

More saturated +25%#E3004E

Less saturated −25%#C71C57

Channel breakdown

R227

B78

Red227 (89%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue78 (30.6%)

Hue339.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 00 · B 4E

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