Recognised as Colour

#E34956

#E34956
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E34956 is a red with RGB values 227, 73, 86 and HSL 355°, 73%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E34956#E34956

HEX#E34956

RGBrgb(227, 73, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.2863, 0.3373

RGB percentages89%, 28.6%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(354.9, 73.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.9, 67.8%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 67.8%, 62.1%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,895,446

CSS custom property--colour: #E34956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#1CB6A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726C55no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#998D52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F8214Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.4 Indian red · ΔE 16 Firebrick · ΔE 18.7 Brown · ΔE 19.7 Salmon · ΔE 20.2 Tomato · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49E3D6

Analogous#E349A3, #E38949

Triadic#56E349, #4956E3

Split complementary#49E389, #49A3E3

Tetradic#A3E349, #49E3D6, #8949E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFAFA

Lighter +30%#F7CED1

Lighter +20%#F1A1A8

Lighter +10%#EA757F

Darker −10%#D82131

Darker −20%#AC1A27

Darker −30%#7F141D

Darker −40%#530D13

More saturated +25%#FD2F40

Less saturated −25%#C9636C

Channel breakdown

R227

G73

B86

Red227 (89%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue354.94°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 49 · B 56

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