Recognised as Colour
#E54C4F
- #E54C4F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E54C4F is a red with RGB values 229, 76, 79 and HSL 359°, 75%, 60%. 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
#E54C4F#E54C4F
HEX#E54C4F
RGBrgb(229, 76, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.298, 0.3098
RGB percentages89.8%, 29.8%, 31%
HSLhsl(358.8, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.8, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 66.8%, 65.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,027,279
CSS custom property--colour: #E54C4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#1AB3B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4CE5E2
Analogous#E54C9C, #E5954C
Triadic#4FE54C, #4C4FE5
Split complementary#4CE595, #4C9CE5
Tetradic#9CE54C, #4CE5E2, #954CE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G76
B79
Red229 (89.8%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue358.82°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 4C · B 4F
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