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Recognised as Colour

#E4256D

  • #E4256D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#E4256D is a red with RGB values 228, 37, 109 and HSL 337°, 78%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#E4256D#E4256D
HEX#E4256D
RGBrgb(228, 37, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1451, 0.4275
RGB percentages89.4%, 14.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(337.4, 78%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.4, 83.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 83.8%, 52.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,951,789
CSS custom property--colour: #E4256D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#1BDA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C616Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8668no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F90047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 19.4Medium violet red · ΔE 24.7Crimson · ΔE 25.2Hot pink · ΔE 25.9Pale violetred · ΔE 30.2Indian red · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 19.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25E49C
Analogous#E425CC, #E43D25
Triadic#6DE425, #256DE4
Split complementary#25E43D, #25CCE4
Tetradic#CCE425, #25E49C, #3D25E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FADBE7
Lighter +30%#F5ADC8
Lighter +20%#EF80AA
Lighter +10%#EA528B
Darker −10%#BE1856
Darker −20%#911242
Darker −30%#640C2D
Darker −40%#360719
More saturated +25%#FF0A66
Less saturated −25%#C54475

Channel breakdown

R228
G37
B109
Red228 (89.4%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue337.38°
Saturation (HSL)77.96%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 25 · B 6D

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