Recognised as Colour
#E50040
- #E50040
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E50040 is a red with RGB values 229, 0, 64 and HSL 343°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E50040#E50040
HEX#E50040
RGBrgb(229, 0, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0, 0.251
RGB percentages89.8%, 0%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(343.2, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.2, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 72.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,007,808
CSS custom property--colour: #E50040;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#1AFFBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#00E5A5
Analogous#E500B3, #E53200
Triadic#40E500, #0040E5
Split complementary#00E532, #00B3E5
Tetradic#B3E500, #00E5A5, #3200E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G0
B64
Red229 (89.8%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue343.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 00 · B 40
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