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Recognised as Colour

#E44C61

  • #E44C61
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E44C61 is a red with RGB values 228, 76, 97 and HSL 352°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E44C61#E44C61
HEX#E44C61
RGBrgb(228, 76, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.298, 0.3804
RGB percentages89.4%, 29.8%, 38%
HSLhsl(351.7, 73.8%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 66.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 57.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,961,761
CSS custom property--colour: #E44C61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#1BB39E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#726F61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#998E5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F92B55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.2Crimson · ΔE 18Light coral · ΔE 20.8Salmon · ΔE 20.9Brown · ΔE 21.9Firebrick · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4CE4CF
Analogous#E44CAD, #E4834C
Triadic#61E44C, #4C61E4
Split complementary#4CE483, #4CADE4
Tetradic#ADE44C, #4CE4CF, #834CE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFDFD
Lighter +30%#F8D1D6
Lighter +20%#F1A5AF
Lighter +10%#EB7888
Darker −10%#DC213B
Darker −20%#B01A2F
Darker −30%#831423
Darker −40%#570D17
More saturated +25%#FE324E
Less saturated −25%#CA6674

Channel breakdown

R228
G76
B97
Red228 (89.4%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue351.71°
Saturation (HSL)73.79%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 4C · B 61

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