Recognised as Colour
#E5484B
- #E5484B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E5484B is a red with RGB values 229, 72, 75 and HSL 359°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E5484B#E5484B
HEX#E5484B
RGBrgb(229, 72, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2824, 0.2941
RGB percentages89.8%, 28.2%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(358.9, 75.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.9, 68.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 68.6%, 67.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,026,251
CSS custom property--colour: #E5484B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21801WCAG 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 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#1AB7B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48E5E2
Analogous#E54899, #E59348
Triadic#4BE548, #484BE5
Split complementary#48E593, #4899E5
Tetradic#9AE548, #48E5E2, #9448E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G72
B75
Red229 (89.8%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue358.85°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 48 · B 4B
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