Recognised as Colour
#E40029
- #E40029
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E40029 is a red with RGB values 228, 0, 41 and HSL 349°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E40029#E40029
HEX#E40029
RGBrgb(228, 0, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0, 0.1608
RGB percentages89.4%, 0%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(349.2, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.2, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 82%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,942,249
CSS custom property--colour: #E40029;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#1BFFD6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00E4BB
Analogous#E4009B, #E44900
Triadic#29E400, #0029E4
Split complementary#00E449, #009BE4
Tetradic#9BE400, #00E4BB, #4900E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G0
B41
Red228 (89.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue349.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 00 · B 29
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