Colour
#E4175F
- #E4175F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E4175F is a red with RGB values 228, 23, 95 and HSL 339°, 82%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E4175F#E4175F
HEX#E4175F
RGBrgb(228, 23, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.0902, 0.3725
RGB percentages89.4%, 9%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(338.9, 81.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.9, 89.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 89.9%, 58.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,948,191
CSS custom property--colour: #E4175F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#1BE8A0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#17E49C
Analogous#E417C5, #E43617
Triadic#5FE417, #175FE4
Split complementary#17E436, #17C5E4
Tetradic#C5E417, #17E49C, #3617E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G23
B95
Red228 (89.4%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue338.93°
Saturation (HSL)81.67%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 17 · B 5F
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