Recognised as Colour
#E55541
- #E55541
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E55541 is a red with RGB values 229, 85, 65 and HSL 7°, 76%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E55541#E55541
HEX#E55541
RGBrgb(229, 85, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3333, 0.2549
RGB percentages89.8%, 33.3%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(7.3, 75.9%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.3, 71.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 62.9%, 71.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,029,569
CSS custom property--colour: #E55541;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#1AAABE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#41D1E5
Analogous#E5417F, #E5A741
Triadic#41E555, #5541E5
Split complementary#41E5A7, #417FE5
Tetradic#7FE541, #41D1E5, #A741E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G85
B65
Red229 (89.8%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue7.32°
Saturation (HSL)75.93%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 55 · B 41
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