Colour

#E42A5D

#E42A5D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E42A5D is a red with RGB values 228, 42, 93 and HSL 344°, 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

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HEX#E42A5D

RGBrgb(228, 42, 93)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.1647, 0.3647

RGB percentages89.4%, 16.5%, 36.5%

HSLhsl(343.5, 77.5%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.5, 81.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 81.6%, 59.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,953,053

CSS custom property--colour: #E42A5D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1894WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.79:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#1BD5A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#61605Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 73.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#908658no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FA0041no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 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 text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 15.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.1 Firebrick · ΔE 26.7 Brown · ΔE 27.4 Deep pink · ΔE 28.5 Light coral · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 15.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2AE4B1

Analogous#E42ABA, #E4542A

Triadic#5DE42A, #2A5DE4

Split complementary#2AE454, #2ABAE4

Tetradic#BAE42A, #2AE4B1, #542AE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBDFE7

Lighter +30%#F5B2C4

Lighter +20%#EF85A2

Lighter +10%#EA577F

Darker −10%#C21947

Darker −20%#951337

Darker −30%#680D26

Darker −40%#3B0715

More saturated +25%#FF0F51

Less saturated −25%#C6486B

Channel breakdown

R228

G42

B93

Red228 (89.4%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue93 (36.5%)

Hue343.55°

Saturation (HSL)77.5%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 2A · B 5D

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