Recognised as Colour
#E43452
- #E43452
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E43452 is a red with RGB values 228, 52, 82 and HSL 350°, 77%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E43452#E43452
HEX#E43452
RGBrgb(228, 52, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2039, 0.3216
RGB percentages89.4%, 20.4%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(349.8, 76.5%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(349.8, 77.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 77.2%, 64%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,955,602
CSS custom property--colour: #E43452;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#1BCBAD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#34E4C6
Analogous#E434AA, #E46E34
Triadic#52E434, #3452E4
Split complementary#34E46E, #34AAE4
Tetradic#AAE434, #34E4C6, #6E34E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G52
B82
Red228 (89.4%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue349.77°
Saturation (HSL)76.52%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 34 · B 52
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