Recognised as Colour
#E52242
- #E52242
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E52242 is a red with RGB values 229, 34, 66 and HSL 350°, 79%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E52242#E52242
HEX#E52242
RGBrgb(229, 34, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.1333, 0.2588
RGB percentages89.8%, 13.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(350.2, 78.9%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(350.2, 85.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 85.2%, 71.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,016,514
CSS custom property--colour: #E52242;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18195WCAG 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 backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#1ADDBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#22E5C5
Analogous#E522A3, #E56322
Triadic#42E522, #2242E5
Split complementary#22E563, #22A3E5
Tetradic#A4E522, #22E5C5, #6422E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G34
B66
Red229 (89.8%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue350.15°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 22 · B 42
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