Recognised as Colour
#E5385D
- #E5385D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E5385D is a red with RGB values 229, 56, 93 and HSL 347°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E5385D#E5385D
HEX#E5385D
RGBrgb(229, 56, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2196, 0.3647
RGB percentages89.8%, 22%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(347.2, 76.9%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.2, 75.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 75.5%, 59.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,022,173
CSS custom property--colour: #E5385D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#1AC7A2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#38E5C0
Analogous#E538B3, #E56A38
Triadic#5DE538, #385DE5
Split complementary#38E56A, #38B3E5
Tetradic#B3E538, #38E5C0, #6A38E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G56
B93
Red229 (89.8%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue347.17°
Saturation (HSL)76.89%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 38 · B 5D
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