Colour

#E35A55

#E35A55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E35A55 is a red with RGB values 227, 90, 85 and HSL 2°, 72%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E35A55#E35A55

HEX#E35A55

RGBrgb(227, 90, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3529, 0.3333

RGB percentages89%, 35.3%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(2.1, 71.7%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.1, 62.6%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 60.4%, 62.6%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,899,797

CSS custom property--colour: #E35A55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#1CA5AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D7554no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09251no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F83E5Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 12.2 Salmon · ΔE 13.5 Tomato · ΔE 17.4 Light coral · ΔE 18 Firebrick · ΔE 18.8 Brown · ΔE 19.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 12.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#55DEE3

Analogous#E35597, #E3A155

Triadic#55E35A, #5A55E3

Split complementary#55E3A1, #5597E3

Tetradic#97E355, #55DEE3, #A155E3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9DAD8

Lighter +20%#F1AFAD

Lighter +10%#EA8581

Darker −10%#DC3029

Darker −20%#B4231E

Darker −30%#891B16

Darker −40%#5D120F

More saturated +25%#FC433C

Less saturated −25%#CA716E

Channel breakdown

R227

G90

B85

Red227 (89%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue2.11°

Saturation (HSL)71.72%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 5A · B 55

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