Colour

#E31E61

#E31E61
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E31E61 is a red with RGB values 227, 30, 97 and HSL 340°, 78%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E31E61#E31E61

HEX#E31E61

RGBrgb(227, 30, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.1176, 0.3804

RGB percentages89%, 11.8%, 38%

HSLhsl(339.6, 77.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.6, 86.8%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 86.8%, 57.3%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,884,449

CSS custom property--colour: #E31E61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#1CE19E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C5D62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D845Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F8003Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.2 Deep pink · ΔE 24.3 Indian red · ΔE 29.4 Medium violet red · ΔE 30.3 Firebrick · ΔE 30.5 Brown · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EE3A0

Analogous#E31EC4, #E33D1E

Triadic#61E31E, #1E61E3

Split complementary#1EE33E, #1EC4E3

Tetradic#C4E31E, #1EE3A0, #3D1EE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAD3E0

Lighter +30%#F4A6C1

Lighter +20%#EE79A1

Lighter +10%#E94B81

Darker −10%#B7174D

Darker −20%#8A113A

Darker −30%#5C0C27

Darker −40%#2F0614

More saturated +25%#FF0258

Less saturated −25%#C33E6B

Channel breakdown

R227

G30

B97

Red227 (89%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue339.59°

Saturation (HSL)77.87%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 1E · B 61

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