Recognised as Colour

#E55249

#E55249
Red
Dark
Nearest: Tomato

#E55249 is a red with RGB values 229, 82, 73 and HSL 3°, 75%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.

Colour values

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HEX#E55249

RGBrgb(229, 82, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3216, 0.2863

RGB percentages89.8%, 32.2%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(3.5, 75%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(3.5, 68.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 64.2%, 68.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,028,809

CSS custom property--colour: #E55249;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1

Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#1AADB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7A7047no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9045no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FB2E51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tomato · ΔE 12.4 Firebrick · ΔE 16.2 Crimson · ΔE 16.9 Salmon · ΔE 17.9 Indian red · ΔE 18.3 Brown · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourTomato (#FF6347)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#49DCE5

Analogous#E5498E, #E5A049

Triadic#49E552, #5249E5

Split complementary#49E5A0, #498EE5

Tetradic#8EE549, #49DCE5, #A049E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFCFC

Lighter +30%#F8D1CF

Lighter +20%#F2A7A2

Lighter +10%#EB7C76

Darker −10%#DC2A1F

Darker −20%#AF2219

Darker −30%#821913

Darker −40%#56100C

More saturated +25%#FF3B2F

Less saturated −25%#CB6963

Channel breakdown

R229

G82

B73

Red229 (89.8%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue3.46°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 52 · B 49

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