Colour

#E63C68

#E63C68
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E63C68 is a red with RGB values 230, 60, 104 and HSL 344°, 77%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E63C68

RGBrgb(230, 60, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.2353, 0.4078

RGB percentages90.2%, 23.5%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(344.5, 77.3%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.5, 73.9%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 73.9%, 54.8%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,088,744

CSS custom property--colour: #E63C68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#19C397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#686969no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#948B64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FB014Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 19.8 Indian red · ΔE 23 Pale violetred · ΔE 27 Deep pink · ΔE 27.6 Light coral · ΔE 27.7 Brown · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3CE6BA

Analogous#E63CBD, #E6653C

Triadic#68E63C, #3C68E6

Split complementary#3CE665, #3CBDE6

Tetradic#BDE63C, #3CE6BA, #653CE6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF1F4

Lighter +30%#F7C4D1

Lighter +20%#F296AE

Lighter +10%#EC698B

Darker −10%#D41B4B

Darker −20%#A7153B

Darker −30%#79102B

Darker −40%#4C0A1B

More saturated +25%#FF235C

Less saturated −25%#CB5775

Channel breakdown

R230

G60

B104

Red230 (90.2%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue344.47°

Saturation (HSL)77.27%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G 3C · B 68

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