Colour
#E42656
- #E42656
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E42656 is a red with RGB values 228, 38, 86 and HSL 345°, 78%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E42656#E42656
HEX#E42656
RGBrgb(228, 38, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.149, 0.3373
RGB percentages89.4%, 14.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(344.8, 77.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 83.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 83.3%, 62.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,952,022
CSS custom property--colour: #E42656;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#1BD9A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26E4B4
Analogous#E426B5, #E45526
Triadic#56E426, #2656E4
Split complementary#26E455, #26B5E4
Tetradic#B5E426, #26E4B4, #5526E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G38
B86
Red228 (89.4%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue344.84°
Saturation (HSL)77.87%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 26 · B 56
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