Recognised as Colour
#E35953
- #E35953
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#E35953 is a red with RGB values 227, 89, 83 and HSL 2°, 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
#E35953#E35953
HEX#E35953
RGBrgb(227, 89, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.349, 0.3255
RGB percentages89%, 34.9%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(2.5, 72%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 63.4%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 60.8%, 63.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,899,539
CSS custom property--colour: #E35953;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#1CA6AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53DDE3
Analogous#E35395, #E3A153
Triadic#53E359, #5953E3
Split complementary#53E3A1, #5395E3
Tetradic#95E353, #53DDE3, #A153E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R227
G89
B83
Red227 (89%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue2.5°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 59 · B 53
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