Colour
#E5234E
- #E5234E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E5234E is a red with RGB values 229, 35, 78 and HSL 347°, 79%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E5234E#E5234E
HEX#E5234E
RGBrgb(229, 35, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.1373, 0.3059
RGB percentages89.8%, 13.7%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(346.7, 78.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 84.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 84.7%, 65.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,016,782
CSS custom property--colour: #E5234E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.1841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#1ADCB1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#23E5BA
Analogous#E523AF, #E55923
Triadic#4EE523, #234EE5
Split complementary#23E559, #23AFE5
Tetradic#AFE523, #23E5BA, #5923E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G35
B78
Red229 (89.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue346.7°
Saturation (HSL)78.86%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 23 · B 4E
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