Recognised as Colour
#E53E42
- #E53E42
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E53E42 is a red with RGB values 229, 62, 66 and HSL 359°, 76%, 57%. 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
#E53E42#E53E42
HEX#E53E42
RGBrgb(229, 62, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2431, 0.2588
RGB percentages89.8%, 24.3%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(358.6, 76.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.6, 72.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 72.9%, 71.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,023,682
CSS custom property--colour: #E53E42;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#1AC1BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3EE5E1
Analogous#E53E95, #E58E3E
Triadic#42E53E, #3E42E5
Split complementary#3EE58E, #3E95E5
Tetradic#95E53E, #3EE5E1, #8E3EE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G62
B66
Red229 (89.8%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue358.56°
Saturation (HSL)76.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 3E · B 42
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