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Recognised as Colour

#E45C64

  • #E45C64
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#E45C64 is a red with RGB values 228, 92, 100 and HSL 356°, 72%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E45C64#E45C64
HEX#E45C64
RGBrgb(228, 92, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.3608, 0.3922
RGB percentages89.4%, 36.1%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(356.5, 71.6%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.5, 59.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 59.6%, 56.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,965,860
CSS custom property--colour: #E45C64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.01:1
Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#1BA39B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7763no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9F9461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F94460no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 9.5Salmon · ΔE 14.4Light coral · ΔE 14.4Brown · ΔE 21.3Crimson · ΔE 22.8Firebrick · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CE4DC
Analogous#E45CA8, #E4985C
Triadic#64E45C, #5C64E4
Split complementary#5CE498, #5CA8E4
Tetradic#A8E45C, #5CE4DC, #985CE4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FADFE1
Lighter +20%#F2B4B7
Lighter +10%#EB888E
Darker −10%#DD303A
Darker −20%#BB1F28
Darker −30%#8F181F
Darker −40%#641015
More saturated +25%#FC444F
Less saturated −25%#CC7479

Channel breakdown

R228
G92
B100
Red228 (89.4%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue356.47°
Saturation (HSL)71.58%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G 5C · B 64

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