Recognised as Colour
#E63942
- #E63942
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E63942 is a red with RGB values 230, 57, 66 and HSL 357°, 78%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E63942#E63942
HEX#E63942
RGBrgb(230, 57, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.2235, 0.2588
RGB percentages90.2%, 22.4%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(356.9, 77.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 75.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 75.2%, 71.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,087,938
CSS custom property--colour: #E63942;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#19C6BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#39E6DD
Analogous#E63999, #E68739
Triadic#42E639, #3942E6
Split complementary#39E687, #3999E6
Tetradic#98E639, #39E6DD, #8639E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G57
B66
Red230 (90.2%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue356.88°
Saturation (HSL)77.58%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 39 · B 42
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