Colour
#E53E27
- #E53E27
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E53E27 is a red with RGB values 229, 62, 39 and HSL 7°, 79%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E53E27#E53E27
HEX#E53E27
RGBrgb(229, 62, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2431, 0.1529
RGB percentages89.8%, 24.3%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(7.3, 78.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 83%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 72.9%, 83%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,023,655
CSS custom property--colour: #E53E27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#1AC1D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#27CEE5
Analogous#E5276F, #E59D27
Triadic#27E53E, #3E27E5
Split complementary#27E59D, #276FE5
Tetradic#6FE527, #27CEE5, #9D27E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G62
B39
Red229 (89.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue7.26°
Saturation (HSL)78.51%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 3E · B 27
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