Recognised as Colour

#E5585E

#E5585E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#E5585E is a red with RGB values 229, 88, 94 and HSL 357°, 73%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#E5585E

RGBrgb(229, 88, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.3451, 0.3686

RGB percentages89.8%, 34.5%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(357.4, 73.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.4, 61.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 61.6%, 59%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,030,366

CSS custom property--colour: #E5585E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness145.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.89:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#1AA7A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B755Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F935Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FA3C5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 11.4 Salmon · ΔE 15 Light coral · ΔE 16.8 Crimson · ΔE 20 Brown · ΔE 20.3 Firebrick · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#58E5DF

Analogous#E558A5, #E59858

Triadic#5EE558, #585EE5

Split complementary#58E598, #58A5E5

Tetradic#A5E558, #58E5DF, #9858E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FADCDE

Lighter +20%#F3B0B3

Lighter +10%#EC8489

Darker −10%#DE2C33

Darker −20%#BA1D24

Darker −30%#8E161B

Darker −40%#620F13

More saturated +25%#FD4048

Less saturated −25%#CD7074

Channel breakdown

R229

G88

B94

Red229 (89.8%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue357.45°

Saturation (HSL)73.06%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G 58 · B 5E

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