Recognised as Colour

#E34239

#E34239
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E34239 is a red with RGB values 227, 66, 57 and HSL 3°, 75%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E34239#E34239

HEX#E34239

RGBrgb(227, 66, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.2588, 0.2235

RGB percentages89%, 25.9%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(3.2, 75.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.2, 74.9%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 70.9%, 74.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,893,625

CSS custom property--colour: #E34239;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1

Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#1CBDC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716736no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#998A33no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FA0042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 11.3 Crimson · ΔE 13.8 Firebrick · ΔE 14.9 Brown · ΔE 22 Coral · ΔE 22.5 Salmon · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39DAE3

Analogous#E33985, #E39739

Triadic#39E342, #4239E3

Split complementary#39E397, #3985E3

Tetradic#85E339, #39DAE3, #9739E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCEDEC

Lighter +30%#F6C2BF

Lighter +20%#F09792

Lighter +10%#E96D66

Darker −10%#CC261D

Darker −20%#9F1E17

Darker −30%#731510

Darker −40%#460D0A

More saturated +25%#FF291D

Less saturated −25%#C75B55

Channel breakdown

R227

G66

B57

Red227 (89%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue3.18°

Saturation (HSL)75.22%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 42 · B 39

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