Colour

#E54972

#E54972
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E54972 is a red with RGB values 229, 73, 114 and HSL 344°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E54972#E54972

HEX#E54972

RGBrgb(229, 73, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.2863, 0.4471

RGB percentages89.8%, 28.6%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(344.2, 75%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.2, 68.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 68.1%, 50.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,026,546

CSS custom property--colour: #E54972;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.53:1

Contrast with white3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#1AB68D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6E6F73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#968E6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Tritanopia#F92C59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 20.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.3 Light coral · ΔE 24.3 Hot pink · ΔE 24.7 Crimson · ΔE 24.8 Salmon · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49E5BC

Analogous#E549C0, #E56E49

Triadic#72E549, #4972E5

Split complementary#49E56E, #49C0E5

Tetradic#C0E549, #49E5BC, #6E49E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCFC

Lighter +30%#F8CFDA

Lighter +20%#F2A2B7

Lighter +10%#EB7695

Darker −10%#DC1F51

Darker −20%#AF1940

Darker −30%#821330

Darker −40%#560C20

More saturated +25%#FF2F66

Less saturated −25%#CB637E

Channel breakdown

R229

G73

B114

Red229 (89.8%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue344.23°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 49 · B 72

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