Recognised as Colour
#E50D35
- #E50D35
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E50D35 is a red with RGB values 229, 13, 53 and HSL 349°, 89%, 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
#E50D35#E50D35
HEX#E50D35
RGBrgb(229, 13, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.051, 0.2078
RGB percentages89.8%, 5.1%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(348.9, 89.3%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 94.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 94.3%, 76.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,011,125
CSS custom property--colour: #E50D35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#1AF2CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0DE5BD
Analogous#E50DA1, #E5510D
Triadic#35E50D, #0D35E5
Split complementary#0DE551, #0DA1E5
Tetradic#A1E50D, #0DE5BD, #510DE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G13
B53
Red229 (89.8%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue348.89°
Saturation (HSL)89.26%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 0D · B 35
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