Colour

#E4084C

#E4084C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E4084C is a red with RGB values 228, 8, 76 and HSL 341°, 93%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E4084C#E4084C

HEX#E4084C

RGBrgb(228, 8, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.0314, 0.298

RGB percentages89.4%, 3.1%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(341.5, 93.2%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 96.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 96.5%, 66.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,944,332

CSS custom property--colour: #E4084C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#1BF7B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C584Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E8246no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FB002Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 8.6 Firebrick · ΔE 24 Brown · ΔE 27.7 Tomato · ΔE 29.8 Indian red · ΔE 30.6 Deep pink · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 8.57, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#08E4A0

Analogous#E408BA, #E43208

Triadic#4CE408, #084CE4

Split complementary#08E432, #08BAE4

Tetradic#BAE408, #08E4A0, #3208E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDBBD0

Lighter +30%#FB8AAD

Lighter +20%#F9598A

Lighter +10%#F72868

Darker −10%#B3063C

Darker −20%#81052B

Darker −30%#50031B

Darker −40%#1F010A

More saturated +25%#EC0049

Less saturated −25%#C62657

Channel breakdown

R228

B76

Red228 (89.4%)

Green8 (3.1%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue341.45°

Saturation (HSL)93.22%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 08 · B 4C

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