Recognised as Colour
#E5563A
- #E5563A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E5563A is a red with RGB values 229, 86, 58 and HSL 10°, 77%, 56%. 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
#E5563A#E5563A
HEX#E5563A
RGBrgb(229, 86, 58)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3373, 0.2275
RGB percentages89.8%, 33.7%, 22.7%
HSLhsl(9.8, 76.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 74.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 62.4%, 74.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,029,818
CSS custom property--colour: #E5563A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23619WCAG 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 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#1AA9C5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3AC9E5
Analogous#E53A73, #E5AB3A
Triadic#3AE556, #563AE5
Split complementary#3AE5AC, #3A73E5
Tetradic#74E53A, #3AC9E5, #AC3AE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G86
B58
Red229 (89.8%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue58 (22.7%)
Hue9.82°
Saturation (HSL)76.68%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G 56 · B 3A
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