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Recognised as Colour

#E64855

  • #E64855
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Crimson

#E64855 is a red with RGB values 230, 72, 85 and HSL 355°, 76%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E64855#E64855
HEX#E64855
RGBrgb(230, 72, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.2824, 0.3333
RGB percentages90.2%, 28.2%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(355.1, 76%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 68.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 68.7%, 63%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,091,797
CSS custom property--colour: #E64855;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#19B7AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#736C54no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9B8E51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Tritanopia#FC1C4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 13.2Indian red · ΔE 17.6Firebrick · ΔE 18.7Tomato · ΔE 20.4Brown · ΔE 20.5Salmon · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48E6D9
Analogous#E648A4, #E68A48
Triadic#55E648, #4855E6
Split complementary#48E68A, #48A4E6
Tetradic#A4E648, #48E6D9, #8A48E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFBFC
Lighter +30%#F8CFD2
Lighter +20%#F2A2A8
Lighter +10%#EC757F
Darker −10%#DD1E2E
Darker −20%#B01825
Darker −30%#83121B
Darker −40%#560C12
More saturated +25%#FF2F40
Less saturated −25%#CC626B

Channel breakdown

R230
G72
B85
Red230 (90.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue355.06°
Saturation (HSL)75.96%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 48 · B 55

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