Recognised as Colour
#E43626
- #E43626
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E43626 is a red with RGB values 228, 54, 38 and HSL 5°, 78%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E43626#E43626
HEX#E43626
RGBrgb(228, 54, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2118, 0.149
RGB percentages89.4%, 21.2%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(5.1, 77.9%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.1, 83.3%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 76.3%, 83.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,956,070
CSS custom property--colour: #E43626;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#1BC9D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26D4E4
Analogous#E42675, #E49526
Triadic#26E436, #3626E4
Split complementary#26E495, #2675E4
Tetradic#75E426, #26D4E4, #9526E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G54
B38
Red228 (89.4%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue5.05°
Saturation (HSL)77.87%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 36 · B 26
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