Recognised as Colour
#E45229
- #E45229
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E45229 is a red with RGB values 228, 82, 41 and HSL 13°, 78%, 53%. 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
#E45229#E45229
HEX#E45229
RGBrgb(228, 82, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3216, 0.1608
RGB percentages89.4%, 32.2%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(13.2, 77.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.2, 82%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 64%, 82%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,963,241
CSS custom property--colour: #E45229;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 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#6E6E6E
Inverted#1BADD6
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29BBE4
Analogous#E4295E, #E4AF29
Triadic#29E452, #5229E4
Split complementary#29E4AF, #295EE4
Tetradic#5EE429, #29BBE4, #AF29E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G82
B41
Red228 (89.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue13.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.59%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 52 · B 29
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