Colour

#E4595F

#E4595F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E4595F is a red with RGB values 228, 89, 95 and HSL 357°, 72%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E4595F#E4595F

HEX#E4595F

RGBrgb(228, 89, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.349, 0.3725

RGB percentages89.4%, 34.9%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(357.4, 72%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 61%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 61%, 58.3%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,965,087

CSS custom property--colour: #E4595F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#1BA6A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7C755Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F935Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F93F5Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.6 Salmon · ΔE 14.6 Light coral · ΔE 16.1 Brown · ΔE 20.3 Crimson · ΔE 20.8 Firebrick · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#59E4DE

Analogous#E459A4, #E49959

Triadic#5FE459, #595FE4

Split complementary#59E499, #59A4E4

Tetradic#A4E459, #59E4DE, #9959E4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9DDDE

Lighter +20%#F2B1B4

Lighter +10%#EB8589

Darker −10%#DD2D35

Darker −20%#B91E25

Darker −30%#8D171C

Darker −40%#611013

More saturated +25%#FC4149

Less saturated −25%#CC7175

Channel breakdown

R228

G89

B95

Red228 (89.4%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue357.41°

Saturation (HSL)72.02%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G 59 · B 5F

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