Recognised as Colour
#E50538
- #E50538
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E50538 is a red with RGB values 229, 5, 56 and HSL 346°, 96%, 46%. 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
#E50538#E50538
HEX#E50538
RGBrgb(229, 5, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0196, 0.2196
RGB percentages89.8%, 2%, 22%
HSLhsl(346.3, 95.7%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.3, 97.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 75.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,009,080
CSS custom property--colour: #E50538;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17052WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#1AFAC7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG 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#05E5B2
Analogous#E505A8, #E54205
Triadic#38E505, #0538E5
Split complementary#05E542, #05A8E5
Tetradic#A8E505, #05E5B2, #4205E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G5
B56
Red229 (89.8%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue346.34°
Saturation (HSL)95.73%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 05 · B 38
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