Colour
#E50C53
- #E50C53
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E50C53 is a red with RGB values 229, 12, 83 and HSL 340°, 90%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E50C53#E50C53
HEX#E50C53
RGBrgb(229, 12, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0471, 0.3255
RGB percentages89.8%, 4.7%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(340.4, 90%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.4, 94.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 94.8%, 63.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,010,899
CSS custom property--colour: #E50C53;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#1AF3AC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0CE59E
Analogous#E50CC0, #E5310C
Triadic#53E50C, #0C53E5
Split complementary#0CE531, #0CC0E5
Tetradic#C0E50C, #0CE59E, #310CE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G12
B83
Red229 (89.8%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue340.37°
Saturation (HSL)90.04%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 0C · B 53
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