Recognised as Colour
#E63A45
- #E63A45
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E63A45 is a red with RGB values 230, 58, 69 and HSL 356°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E63A45#E63A45
HEX#E63A45
RGBrgb(230, 58, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.2275, 0.2706
RGB percentages90.2%, 22.7%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(356.2, 77.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.2, 74.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 74.8%, 70%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,088,197
CSS custom property--colour: #E63A45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#19C5BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3AE6DB
Analogous#E63A9B, #E6853A
Triadic#45E63A, #3A45E6
Split complementary#3AE685, #3A9BE6
Tetradic#9BE63A, #3AE6DB, #853AE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G58
B69
Red230 (90.2%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue356.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.48%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 3A · B 45
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