Recognised as Colour
#E63E2B
- #E63E2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E63E2B is a red with RGB values 230, 62, 43 and HSL 6°, 79%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E63E2B#E63E2B
HEX#E63E2B
RGBrgb(230, 62, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.2431, 0.1686
RGB percentages90.2%, 24.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(6.1, 78.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(6.1, 81.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 73%, 81.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,089,195
CSS custom property--colour: #E63E2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20443WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#19C1D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BD3E6
Analogous#E62B75, #E69C2B
Triadic#2BE63E, #3E2BE6
Split complementary#2BE69C, #2B75E6
Tetradic#75E62B, #2BD3E6, #9C2BE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G62
B43
Red230 (90.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue6.1°
Saturation (HSL)78.9%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 3E · B 2B
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