Recognised as Colour
#E35239
- #E35239
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E35239 is a red with RGB values 227, 82, 57 and HSL 9°, 75%, 56%. 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
#E35239#E35239
HEX#E35239
RGBrgb(227, 82, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3216, 0.2235
RGB percentages89%, 32.2%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(8.8, 75.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.8, 74.9%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 63.9%, 74.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,897,721
CSS custom property--colour: #E35239;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#1CADC6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39CAE3
Analogous#E33975, #E3A739
Triadic#39E352, #5239E3
Split complementary#39E3A7, #3975E3
Tetradic#75E339, #39CAE3, #A739E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G82
B57
Red227 (89%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue8.82°
Saturation (HSL)75.22%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 52 · B 39
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