Recognised as Colour
#E53A41
- #E53A41
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E53A41 is a red with RGB values 229, 58, 65 and HSL 358°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E53A41#E53A41
HEX#E53A41
RGBrgb(229, 58, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2275, 0.2549
RGB percentages89.8%, 22.7%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(357.5, 76.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357.5, 74.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 74.7%, 71.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,022,657
CSS custom property--colour: #E53A41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20066WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#1AC5BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3AE5DE
Analogous#E53A96, #E5883A
Triadic#41E53A, #3A41E5
Split complementary#3AE588, #3A96E5
Tetradic#97E53A, #3AE5DE, #893AE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G58
B65
Red229 (89.8%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue357.54°
Saturation (HSL)76.68%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 3A · B 41
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