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Recognised as Colour

#E42860

  • #E42860
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#E42860 is a red with RGB values 228, 40, 96 and HSL 342°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E42860#E42860
HEX#E42860
RGBrgb(228, 40, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1569, 0.3765
RGB percentages89.4%, 15.7%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(342.1, 77.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.1, 82.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 82.5%, 57.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,952,544
CSS custom property--colour: #E42860;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#1BD79F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#606061no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8F865Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F90042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 17.4Deep pink · ΔE 26.5Indian red · ΔE 27.1Firebrick · ΔE 28.4Brown · ΔE 28.8Hot pink · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 17.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#28E4AC
Analogous#E428BE, #E44E28
Triadic#60E428, #2860E4
Split complementary#28E44E, #28BEE4
Tetradic#BEE428, #28E4AC, #4E28E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBDDE6
Lighter +30%#F5B0C5
Lighter +20%#EF83A3
Lighter +10%#EA5582
Darker −10%#C1184A
Darker −20%#931339
Darker −30%#660D27
Darker −40%#390716
More saturated +25%#FF0D55
Less saturated −25%#C6466C

Channel breakdown

R228
G40
B96
Red228 (89.4%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue342.13°
Saturation (HSL)77.69%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 28 · B 60

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