Colour

#E54E63

#E54E63
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E54E63 is a red with RGB values 229, 78, 99 and HSL 352°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#E54E63#E54E63

HEX#E54E63

RGBrgb(229, 78, 99)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3059, 0.3882

RGB percentages89.8%, 30.6%, 38.8%

HSLhsl(351.7, 74.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 65.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 65.9%, 56.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,027,811

CSS custom property--colour: #E54E63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#1AB19C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#747063no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A8F5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FA2F57no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15 Crimson · ΔE 18.8 Light coral · ΔE 20.2 Salmon · ΔE 20.6 Brown · ΔE 22.3 Firebrick · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EE5D0

Analogous#E54EAE, #E5854E

Triadic#63E54E, #4E63E5

Split complementary#4EE585, #4EAFE5

Tetradic#AFE54E, #4EE5D0, #854EE5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9D3D9

Lighter +20%#F2A7B1

Lighter +10%#EC7A8A

Darker −10%#DE223C

Darker −20%#B31A2F

Darker −30%#861424

Darker −40%#5A0D18

More saturated +25%#FE3551

Less saturated −25%#CC6775

Channel breakdown

R229

G78

B99

Red229 (89.8%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue99 (38.8%)

Hue351.66°

Saturation (HSL)74.38%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 4E · B 63

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