Recognised as Colour

#E45048

#E45048
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E45048 is a red with RGB values 228, 80, 72 and HSL 3°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E45048#E45048

HEX#E45048

RGBrgb(228, 80, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3137, 0.2824

RGB percentages89.4%, 31.4%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(3.1, 74.3%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.1, 68.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 68.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,962,760

CSS custom property--colour: #E45048;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F

Inverted#1BAFB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#786F46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D8F44no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FA2A4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 12.7 Firebrick · ΔE 15.7 Crimson · ΔE 16.2 Salmon · ΔE 18.5 Indian red · ΔE 18.5 Brown · ΔE 19.5

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#48DCE4

Analogous#E4488E, #E49E48

Triadic#48E450, #5048E4

Split complementary#48E49E, #488EE4

Tetradic#8EE448, #48DCE4, #9E48E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFAFA

Lighter +30%#F8D0CD

Lighter +20%#F1A5A1

Lighter +10%#EB7B74

Darker −10%#D92A20

Darker −20%#AD2119

Darker −30%#801913

Darker −40%#54100C

More saturated +25%#FE382E

Less saturated −25%#CA6862

Channel breakdown

R228

G80

B72

Red228 (89.4%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue3.08°

Saturation (HSL)74.29%

Lightness58.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 50 · B 48

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