Recognised as Colour

#E3604A

#E3604A
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E3604A is a red with RGB values 227, 96, 74 and HSL 9°, 73%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E3604A#E3604A

HEX#E3604A

RGBrgb(227, 96, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.3765, 0.2902

RGB percentages89%, 37.6%, 29%

HSLhsl(8.6, 73.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 67.4%, 89%)

CMYK0%, 57.7%, 67.4%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,901,322

CSS custom property--colour: #E3604A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1

Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#1C9FB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#837847no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original

Deuteranopia#A39447no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F9455Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 12.8 Salmon · ΔE 14.1 Coral · ΔE 14.5 Indian red · ΔE 17 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Brown · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4ACDE3

Analogous#E34A80, #E3AC4A

Triadic#4AE360, #604AE3

Split complementary#4AE3AC, #4A81E3

Tetradic#81E34A, #4ACDE3, #AD4AE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFBFB

Lighter +30%#F7D4CF

Lighter +20%#F1AEA2

Lighter +10%#EA8776

Darker −10%#D93C21

Darker −20%#AC301B

Darker −30%#802314

Darker −40%#54170D

More saturated +25%#FD4D30

Less saturated −25%#C97364

Channel breakdown

R227

G96

B74

Red227 (89%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue8.63°

Saturation (HSL)73.21%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E3 · G 60 · B 4A

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