Recognised as Colour
#E5492F
- #E5492F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E5492F is a red with RGB values 229, 73, 47 and HSL 9°, 78%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E5492F#E5492F
HEX#E5492F
RGBrgb(229, 73, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2863, 0.1843
RGB percentages89.8%, 28.6%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(8.6, 77.8%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.6, 79.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 79.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,026,479
CSS custom property--colour: #E5492F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21628WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#1AB6D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2FCBE5
Analogous#E52F70, #E5A42F
Triadic#2FE549, #492FE5
Split complementary#2FE5A4, #2F70E5
Tetradic#70E52F, #2FCBE5, #A42FE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G73
B47
Red229 (89.8%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue8.57°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 49 · B 2F
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