Colour

#E44556

#E44556
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E44556 is a red with RGB values 228, 69, 86 and HSL 354°, 75%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E44556#E44556

HEX#E44556

RGBrgb(228, 69, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2706, 0.3373

RGB percentages89.4%, 27.1%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(353.6, 74.6%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.6, 69.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 69.7%, 62.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,959,958

CSS custom property--colour: #E44556;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#686868

Inverted#1BBAA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#706A56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#988C52no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FA174Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.2 Indian red · ΔE 17.6 Firebrick · ΔE 19.2 Brown · ΔE 20.5 Salmon · ΔE 21.9 Tomato · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45E4D3

Analogous#E445A6, #E48345

Triadic#56E445, #4556E4

Split complementary#45E483, #45A6E4

Tetradic#A6E445, #45E4D3, #8345E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF7F8

Lighter +30%#F7CBCF

Lighter +20%#F19EA7

Lighter +10%#EA727E

Darker −10%#D71F33

Darker −20%#AA1928

Darker −30%#7E121E

Darker −40%#510C13

More saturated +25%#FF2A41

Less saturated −25%#C9606B

Channel breakdown

R228

G69

B86

Red228 (89.4%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue353.58°

Saturation (HSL)74.65%

Lightness58.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 45 · B 56

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