Recognised as Colour
#E3553C
- #E3553C
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E3553C is a red with RGB values 227, 85, 60 and HSL 9°, 75%, 56%. 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
#E3553C#E3553C
HEX#E3553C
RGBrgb(227, 85, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3333, 0.2353
RGB percentages89%, 33.3%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(9, 74.9%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9, 73.6%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 62.6%, 73.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,898,492
CSS custom property--colour: #E3553C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.6 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#717171
Inverted#1CAAC3
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3CCAE3
Analogous#E33C76, #E3A93C
Triadic#3CE355, #553CE3
Split complementary#3CE3A8, #3C77E3
Tetradic#77E33C, #3CCAE3, #A83CE3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G85
B60
Red227 (89%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue8.98°
Saturation (HSL)74.89%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 55 · B 3C
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