Recognised as Colour

#E3546C

#E3546C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E3546C is a red with RGB values 227, 84, 108 and HSL 350°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E3546C#E3546C

HEX#E3546C

RGBrgb(227, 84, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3294, 0.4235

RGB percentages89%, 32.9%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(349.9, 71.9%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.9, 63%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 63%, 52.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,898,284

CSS custom property--colour: #E3546C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.75:1

Contrast with white3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#747474

Inverted#1CAB93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#76736Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9169no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F73B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.8 Light coral · ΔE 18 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6 Salmon · ΔE 20.7 Crimson · ΔE 23.5 Brown · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54E3CB

Analogous#E354B3, #E38354

Triadic#6CE354, #546CE3

Split complementary#54E384, #54B3E3

Tetradic#B3E354, #54E3CB, #8454E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9D7DD

Lighter +20%#F1ACB7

Lighter +10%#EA8092

Darker −10%#DC2846

Darker −20%#B41D37

Darker −30%#881629

Darker −40%#5C0F1C

More saturated +25%#FC3B5B

Less saturated −25%#CA6D7D

Channel breakdown

R227

G84

B108

Red227 (89%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue349.93°

Saturation (HSL)71.86%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 54 · B 6C

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