Colour

#E45526

#E45526
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E45526 is a red with RGB values 228, 85, 38 and HSL 15°, 78%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

#E45526#E45526

HEX#E45526

RGBrgb(228, 85, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3333, 0.149

RGB percentages89.4%, 33.3%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(14.8, 77.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.8, 83.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 62.7%, 83.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,964,006

CSS custom property--colour: #E45526;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#1BAAD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E701Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1901Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FB2D4Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 11.2 Coral · ΔE 15.9 Chocolate · ΔE 16.6 Orange red · ΔE 20.8 Firebrick · ΔE 23.1 Crimson · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 11.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#26B5E4

Analogous#E42656, #E4B426

Triadic#26E455, #5526E4

Split complementary#26E4B4, #2656E4

Tetradic#56E426, #26B5E4, #B426E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE3DB

Lighter +30%#F5C0AE

Lighter +20%#EF9C81

Lighter +10%#EA7953

Darker −10%#BF4118

Darker −20%#923212

Darker −30%#64220D

Darker −40%#371307

More saturated +25%#FF470B

Less saturated −25%#C66444

Channel breakdown

R228

G85

B38

Red228 (89.4%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue14.84°

Saturation (HSL)77.87%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 55 · B 26

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