Colour

#E54655

#E54655
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E54655 is a red with RGB values 229, 70, 85 and HSL 354°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E54655

RGBrgb(229, 70, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2745, 0.3333

RGB percentages89.8%, 27.5%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(354.3, 75.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(354.3, 69.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 69.4%, 62.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,025,749

CSS custom property--colour: #E54655;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#1AB9AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#716B54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#998D51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FB184Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 12.9 Indian red · ΔE 17.8 Firebrick · ΔE 18.8 Brown · ΔE 20.5 Tomato · ΔE 21.2 Salmon · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#46E5D6

Analogous#E546A5, #E58746

Triadic#55E546, #4655E5

Split complementary#46E587, #46A4E5

Tetradic#A5E546, #46E5D6, #8646E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF9F9

Lighter +30%#F8CCD0

Lighter +20%#F29FA7

Lighter +10%#EB737E

Darker −10%#D91F30

Darker −20%#AD1826

Darker −30%#80121C

Darker −40%#530C12

More saturated +25%#FF2C40

Less saturated −25%#CB606A

Channel breakdown

R229

G70

B85

Red229 (89.8%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue354.34°

Saturation (HSL)75.36%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 46 · B 55

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