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Recognised as Colour

#E3155E

  • #E3155E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#E3155E is a red with RGB values 227, 21, 94 and HSL 339°, 83%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E3155E#E3155E
HEX#E3155E
RGBrgb(227, 21, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.0824, 0.3686
RGB percentages89%, 8.2%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(338.7, 83.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.7, 90.7%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 90.7%, 58.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,882,142
CSS custom property--colour: #E3155E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#1CEAA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A5B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C8359no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F9003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 18.2Deep pink · ΔE 24.8Firebrick · ΔE 30.2Indian red · ΔE 30.4Brown · ΔE 30.9Medium violet red · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 18.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15E39A
Analogous#E315C5, #E33315
Triadic#5EE315, #155EE3
Split complementary#15E333, #15C5E3
Tetradic#C5E315, #15E39A, #3315E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FACADB
Lighter +30%#F69BBB
Lighter +20%#F16D9C
Lighter +10%#ED3E7C
Darker −10%#B4114B
Darker −20%#860C37
Darker −30%#570824
Darker −40%#280411
More saturated +25%#F80058
Less saturated −25%#C43467

Channel breakdown

R227
G21
B94
Red227 (89%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue338.74°
Saturation (HSL)83.06%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 15 · B 5E

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