Recognised as Colour
#E3552E
- #E3552E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E3552E is a red with RGB values 227, 85, 46 and HSL 13°, 76%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E3552E#E3552E
HEX#E3552E
RGBrgb(227, 85, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3333, 0.1804
RGB percentages89%, 33.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(12.9, 76.4%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 79.7%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 62.6%, 79.7%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,898,478
CSS custom property--colour: #E3552E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#1CAAD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2EBCE3
Analogous#E32E62, #E3AF2E
Triadic#2EE355, #552EE3
Split complementary#2EE3B0, #2E61E3
Tetradic#62E32E, #2EBCE3, #B02EE3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G85
B46
Red227 (89%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue12.93°
Saturation (HSL)76.37%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 55 · B 2E
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