Colour

#E52645

#E52645
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E52645 is a red with RGB values 229, 38, 69 and HSL 350°, 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

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HEX#E52645

RGBrgb(229, 38, 69)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.149, 0.2706

RGB percentages89.8%, 14.9%, 27.1%

HSLhsl(350.3, 78.6%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.3, 83.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 83.4%, 69.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,017,541

CSS custom property--colour: #E52645;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18474WCAG 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 4.69:1

Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#1AD9BA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#645E44no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#93853Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 75 from the original

Tritanopia#FC0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 3.3 Firebrick · ΔE 19 Tomato · ΔE 22.5 Brown · ΔE 24.3 Indian red · ΔE 27.8 Salmon · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 3.34, a close match

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#26E5C6

Analogous#E526A5, #E56726

Triadic#45E526, #2645E5

Split complementary#26E567, #26A5E5

Tetradic#A5E526, #26E5C6, #6626E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBDCE1

Lighter +30%#F5AFBA

Lighter +20%#F08193

Lighter +10%#EA546C

Darker −10%#C11733

Darker −20%#931227

Darker −30%#660C1B

Darker −40%#38070F

More saturated +25%#FF0C33

Less saturated −25%#C7445A

Channel breakdown

R229

G38

B69

Red229 (89.8%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue69 (27.1%)

Hue350.26°

Saturation (HSL)78.6%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 26 · B 45

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