Recognised as Colour
#E40A4E
- #E40A4E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E40A4E is a red with RGB values 228, 10, 78 and HSL 341°, 92%, 47%. 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
#E40A4E#E40A4E
HEX#E40A4E
RGBrgb(228, 10, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.0392, 0.3059
RGB percentages89.4%, 3.9%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(341.3, 91.6%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.3, 95.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 95.6%, 65.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,944,846
CSS custom property--colour: #E40A4E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#1BF5B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0AE4A0
Analogous#E40ABB, #E4330A
Triadic#4EE40A, #0A4EE4
Split complementary#0AE433, #0ABBE4
Tetradic#BBE40A, #0AE4A0, #330AE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G10
B78
Red228 (89.4%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue341.28°
Saturation (HSL)91.6%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 0A · B 4E
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