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Recognised as Colour

#E32727

  • #E32727
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#E32727 is a red with RGB values 227, 39, 39 and HSL 0°, 77%, 52%. 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

#E32727#E32727
HEX#E32727
RGBrgb(227, 39, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.1529, 0.1529
RGB percentages89%, 15.3%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(0, 77%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 82.8%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 82.8%, 82.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,886,695
CSS custom property--colour: #E32727;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#1CD8D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#665C24no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#94841Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FA002Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15Tomato · ΔE 16.8Firebrick · ΔE 19.5Orange red · ΔE 22.3Red · ΔE 22.4Dark red · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27E3E3
Analogous#E32785, #E38527
Triadic#27E327, #2727E3
Split complementary#27E385, #2785E3
Tetradic#85E327, #27E3E3, #8527E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADCDC
Lighter +30%#F5AEAE
Lighter +20%#EF8181
Lighter +10%#E95454
Darker −10%#BE1919
Darker −20%#911313
Darker −30%#640D0D
Darker −40%#370707
More saturated +25%#FF0B0B
Less saturated −25%#C44545

Channel breakdown

R227
G39
B39
Red227 (89%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 27 · B 27

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