Colour
#E44028
- #E44028
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E44028 is a red with RGB values 228, 64, 40 and HSL 8°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E44028#E44028
HEX#E44028
RGBrgb(228, 64, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.251, 0.1569
RGB percentages89.4%, 25.1%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(7.7, 77.7%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.7, 82.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 71.9%, 82.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,958,632
CSS custom property--colour: #E44028;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#1BBFD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#28CCE4
Analogous#E4286E, #E49E28
Triadic#28E440, #4028E4
Split complementary#28E49E, #286EE4
Tetradic#6EE428, #28CCE4, #9E28E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G64
B40
Red228 (89.4%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue7.66°
Saturation (HSL)77.69%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 40 · B 28
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