Colour
#E4482A
- #E4482A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E4482A is a red with RGB values 228, 72, 42 and HSL 10°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E4482A#E4482A
HEX#E4482A
RGBrgb(228, 72, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.2824, 0.1647
RGB percentages89.4%, 28.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(9.7, 77.5%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 81.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 68.4%, 81.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,960,682
CSS custom property--colour: #E4482A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21296WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#1BB7D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2AC6E4
Analogous#E42A69, #E4A52A
Triadic#2AE448, #482AE4
Split complementary#2AE4A5, #2A69E4
Tetradic#69E42A, #2AC6E4, #A52AE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G72
B42
Red228 (89.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue9.68°
Saturation (HSL)77.5%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 48 · B 2A
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