Recognised as Colour
#E5443D
- #E5443D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E5443D is a red with RGB values 229, 68, 61 and HSL 2°, 76%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E5443D#E5443D
HEX#E5443D
RGBrgb(229, 68, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2667, 0.2392
RGB percentages89.8%, 26.7%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(2.5, 76.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 73.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 70.3%, 73.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,025,213
CSS custom property--colour: #E5443D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#1ABBC2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3DDEE5
Analogous#E53D8A, #E5983D
Triadic#3DE544, #443DE5
Split complementary#3DE598, #3D8AE5
Tetradic#8AE53D, #3DDEE5, #983DE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G68
B61
Red229 (89.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue2.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 44 · B 3D
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