Recognised as Colour
#E34F47
- #E34F47
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E34F47 is a red with RGB values 227, 79, 71 and HSL 3°, 74%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E34F47#E34F47
HEX#E34F47
RGBrgb(227, 79, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3098, 0.2784
RGB percentages89%, 31%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(3.1, 73.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 68.7%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 65.2%, 68.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,896,967
CSS custom property--colour: #E34F47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22378WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#1CB0B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47DBE3
Analogous#E3478D, #E39D47
Triadic#47E34F, #4F47E3
Split complementary#47E39D, #478DE3
Tetradic#8DE347, #47DBE3, #9D47E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G79
B71
Red227 (89%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue3.08°
Saturation (HSL)73.58%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 4F · B 47
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