Recognised as Colour
#E54C4A
- #E54C4A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E54C4A is a red with RGB values 229, 76, 74 and HSL 1°, 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 Crimson.
Colour values
#E54C4A#E54C4A
HEX#E54C4A
RGBrgb(229, 76, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.298, 0.2902
RGB percentages89.8%, 29.8%, 29%
HSLhsl(0.8, 74.9%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.8, 67.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.8%, 67.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,027,274
CSS custom property--colour: #E54C4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#1AB3B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4AE3E5
Analogous#E54A96, #E5994A
Triadic#4AE54C, #4C4AE5
Split complementary#4AE599, #4A96E5
Tetradic#96E54A, #4AE3E5, #994AE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G76
B74
Red229 (89.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue0.77°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 4C · B 4A
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