Colour

#E4354D

#E4354D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E4354D is a red with RGB values 228, 53, 77 and HSL 352°, 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

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HEX#E4354D

RGBrgb(228, 53, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2078, 0.302

RGB percentages89.4%, 20.8%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(351.8, 76.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.8, 76.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 76.8%, 66.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,955,853

CSS custom property--colour: #E4354D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#1BCAB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#69634Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#958848no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 71.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FA0040no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 7.5 Firebrick · ΔE 18.4 Brown · ΔE 22 Tomato · ΔE 22.3 Indian red · ΔE 23.1 Salmon · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#35E4CC

Analogous#E435A4, #E47535

Triadic#4DE435, #354DE4

Split complementary#35E475, #35A4E4

Tetradic#A4E435, #35E4CC, #7535E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCE9EC

Lighter +30%#F6BCC4

Lighter +20%#F08F9C

Lighter +10%#EA6275

Darker −10%#CB1B33

Darker −20%#9E1528

Darker −30%#710F1D

Darker −40%#440911

More saturated +25%#FF1A39

Less saturated −25%#C75262

Channel breakdown

R228

G53

B77

Red228 (89.4%)

Green53 (20.8%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue351.77°

Saturation (HSL)76.42%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 35 · B 4D

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