Recognised as Colour
#E3073E
- #E3073E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E3073E is a red with RGB values 227, 7, 62 and HSL 345°, 94%, 46%. 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
#E3073E#E3073E
HEX#E3073E
RGBrgb(227, 7, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.0275, 0.2431
RGB percentages89%, 2.7%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(345, 94%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345, 96.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 96.9%, 72.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,878,526
CSS custom property--colour: #E3073E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#1CF8C1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#07E3AC
Analogous#E307AC, #E33E07
Triadic#3EE307, #073EE3
Split complementary#07E33E, #07ACE3
Tetradic#ACE307, #07E3AC, #3E07E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G7
B62
Red227 (89%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue345°
Saturation (HSL)94.02%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 07 · B 3E
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