Colour

#E44345

#E44345
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E44345 is a red with RGB values 228, 67, 69 and HSL 359°, 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

#E44345#E44345

HEX#E44345

RGBrgb(228, 67, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2627, 0.2706

RGB percentages89.4%, 26.3%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(359.3, 74.9%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(359.3, 70.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 70.6%, 69.7%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,959,429

CSS custom property--colour: #E44345;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1

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

Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#1BBCBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716843no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#998B40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FA0146no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 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 text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 11.1 Tomato · ΔE 14.8 Firebrick · ΔE 15.1 Brown · ΔE 20.2 Indian red · ΔE 21.6 Salmon · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#43E4E2

Analogous#E44395, #E49243

Triadic#45E443, #4345E4

Split complementary#43E492, #4395E4

Tetradic#95E443, #43E4E2, #9243E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF5F5

Lighter +30%#F7C9C9

Lighter +20%#F19C9D

Lighter +10%#EA7071

Darker −10%#D51F21

Darker −20%#A9181A

Darker −30%#7C1213

Darker −40%#500B0C

More saturated +25%#FF282B

Less saturated −25%#C95E5F

Channel breakdown

R228

G67

B69

Red228 (89.4%)

Green67 (26.3%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue359.25°

Saturation (HSL)74.88%

Lightness57.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 43 · B 45

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