Recognised as Colour

#E44342

#E44342
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E44342 is a red with RGB values 228, 67, 66 and HSL 0°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E44342#E44342

HEX#E44342

RGBrgb(228, 67, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2627, 0.2588

RGB percentages89.4%, 26.3%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(0.4, 75%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0.4, 71.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 70.6%, 71.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,959,426

CSS custom property--colour: #E44342;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.18:1

Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#1BBCBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716840no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8B3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FA0045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.6 Tomato · ΔE 13.6 Firebrick · ΔE 14.9 Brown · ΔE 20.5 Indian red · ΔE 22.6 Salmon · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42E3E4

Analogous#E44292, #E49442

Triadic#42E443, #4342E4

Split complementary#42E494, #4292E4

Tetradic#92E442, #42E3E4, #9442E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF5F5

Lighter +30%#F7C8C8

Lighter +20%#F19C9B

Lighter +10%#EA6F6F

Darker −10%#D5201E

Darker −20%#A81918

Darker −30%#7B1212

Darker −40%#4F0C0B

More saturated +25%#FF2827

Less saturated −25%#C95E5D

Channel breakdown

R228

G67

B66

Red228 (89.4%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue0.37°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 43 · B 42

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