Recognised as Colour
#E43B50
- #E43B50
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E43B50 is a red with RGB values 228, 59, 80 and HSL 353°, 76%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E43B50#E43B50
HEX#E43B50
RGBrgb(228, 59, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2314, 0.3137
RGB percentages89.4%, 23.1%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(352.5, 75.8%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 74.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 74.1%, 64.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,957,392
CSS custom property--colour: #E43B50;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#1BC4AF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3BE4CF
Analogous#E43BA5, #E47B3B
Triadic#50E43B, #3B50E4
Split complementary#3BE47B, #3BA5E4
Tetradic#A4E43B, #3BE4CF, #7A3BE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G59
B80
Red228 (89.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue352.54°
Saturation (HSL)75.78%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 3B · B 50
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