Recognised as Colour

#E3525D

#E3525D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E3525D is a red with RGB values 227, 82, 93 and HSL 355°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E3525D#E3525D

HEX#E3525D

RGBrgb(227, 82, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3216, 0.3647

RGB percentages89%, 32.2%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(355.4, 72.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 63.9%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 63.9%, 59%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,897,757

CSS custom property--colour: #E3525D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#1CADA2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#77715Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9059no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F83457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.5 Salmon · ΔE 17.4 Crimson · ΔE 18.5 Light coral · ΔE 18.6 Brown · ΔE 20 Firebrick · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52E3D8

Analogous#E352A6, #E38F52

Triadic#5DE352, #525DE3

Split complementary#52E38F, #52A6E3

Tetradic#A6E352, #52E3D8, #8F52E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8D6D8

Lighter +20%#F1AAAF

Lighter +10%#EA7E86

Darker −10%#DC2634

Darker −20%#B21D28

Darker −30%#86161E

Darker −40%#5A0F14

More saturated +25%#FC3948

Less saturated −25%#CA6B72

Channel breakdown

R227

G82

B93

Red227 (89%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue355.45°

Saturation (HSL)72.14%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 52 · B 5D

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