Recognised as Colour
#E45A52
- #E45A52
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#E45A52 is a red with RGB values 228, 90, 82 and HSL 3°, 73%, 61%. 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
#E45A52#E45A52
HEX#E45A52
RGBrgb(228, 90, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3529, 0.3216
RGB percentages89.4%, 35.3%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(3.3, 73%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 64%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 60.5%, 64%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,965,330
CSS custom property--colour: #E45A52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#1BA5AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52DCE4
Analogous#E45293, #E4A352
Triadic#52E45A, #5A52E4
Split complementary#52E4A3, #5293E4
Tetradic#93E452, #52DCE4, #A352E4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G90
B82
Red228 (89.4%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue3.29°
Saturation (HSL)73%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 5A · B 52
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