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Recognised as Colour

#E50C61

  • #E50C61
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#E50C61 is a red with RGB values 229, 12, 97 and HSL 336°, 90%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E50C61#E50C61
HEX#E50C61
RGBrgb(229, 12, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.0471, 0.3804
RGB percentages89.8%, 4.7%, 38%
HSLhsl(336.5, 90%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.5, 94.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 94.8%, 57.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,010,913
CSS custom property--colour: #E50C61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17784WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#1AF39E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#585B62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 78.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C835Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 79.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FB003Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 20.1Deep pink · ΔE 22.7Medium violet red · ΔE 30.1Hot pink · ΔE 31.9Indian red · ΔE 32.3Firebrick · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 20.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0CE590
Analogous#E50CCE, #E5230C
Triadic#61E50C, #0C61E5
Split complementary#0CE523, #0CCEE5
Tetradic#CEE50C, #0CE590, #230CE5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCC1D8
Lighter +30%#F991BA
Lighter +20%#F7609B
Lighter +10%#F4307D
Darker −10%#B5094C
Darker −20%#840738
Darker −30%#540423
Darker −40%#23020F
More saturated +25%#F1005E
Less saturated −25%#C72A68

Channel breakdown

R229
G12
B97
Red229 (89.8%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue336.5°
Saturation (HSL)90.04%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 0C · B 61

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