Recognised as Colour
#E6292D
- #E6292D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E6292D is a red with RGB values 230, 41, 45 and HSL 359°, 79%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E6292D#E6292D
HEX#E6292D
RGBrgb(230, 41, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.1608, 0.1765
RGB percentages90.2%, 16.1%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(358.7, 79.1%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.7, 82.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 82.2%, 80.4%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,083,821
CSS custom property--colour: #E6292D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#19D6D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29E6E2
Analogous#E6298B, #E68429
Triadic#2DE629, #292DE6
Split complementary#29E684, #298BE6
Tetradic#8CE629, #29E6E2, #8429E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G41
B45
Red230 (90.2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue358.73°
Saturation (HSL)79.08%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 29 · B 2D
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