Recognised as Colour

#E3457B

#E3457B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Hot pink

#E3457B is a red with RGB values 227, 69, 123 and HSL 339°, 74%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Hot pink.

Colour values

#E3457B#E3457B

HEX#E3457B

RGBrgb(227, 69, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.2706, 0.4824

RGB percentages89%, 27.1%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(339.5, 73.8%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.5, 69.6%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 69.6%, 45.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,894,459

CSS custom property--colour: #E3457B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#1CBA84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686D7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Deuteranopia#928D77no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original

Tritanopia#F62B5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Hot pink · ΔE 19.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.5 Deep pink · ΔE 23 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.3 Indian red · ΔE 25.9 Light coral · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourHot pink (#FF69B4)ΔE 19.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45E3AD

Analogous#E345CA, #E35E45

Triadic#7BE345, #457BE3

Split complementary#45E35E, #45CAE3

Tetradic#CAE345, #45E3AD, #5E45E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF6F9

Lighter +30%#F7CAD9

Lighter +20%#F09EBA

Lighter +10%#EA719A

Darker −10%#D5205E

Darker −20%#A9194A

Darker −30%#7C1337

Darker −40%#500C23

More saturated +25%#FE2A73

Less saturated −25%#C86083

Channel breakdown

R227

G69

B123

Red227 (89%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue339.49°

Saturation (HSL)73.83%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 45 · B 7B

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