Recognised as Colour
#E43542
- #E43542
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E43542 is a red with RGB values 228, 53, 66 and HSL 356°, 76%, 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
#E43542#E43542
HEX#E43542
RGBrgb(228, 53, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2078, 0.2588
RGB percentages89.4%, 20.8%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(355.5, 76.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.5, 76.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 76.8%, 71.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,955,842
CSS custom property--colour: #E43542;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19434WCAG 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 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#1BCABD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35E4D7
Analogous#E43599, #E48035
Triadic#42E435, #3542E4
Split complementary#35E480, #3599E4
Tetradic#9AE435, #35E4D7, #8035E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G53
B66
Red228 (89.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue355.54°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 35 · B 42
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