Colour
#E6514D
- #E6514D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E6514D is a red with RGB values 230, 81, 77 and HSL 2°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E6514D#E6514D
HEX#E6514D
RGBrgb(230, 81, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.3176, 0.302
RGB percentages90.2%, 31.8%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(1.6, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 64.8%, 66.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,094,093
CSS custom property--colour: #E6514D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#19AEB2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4DE2E6
Analogous#E64D96, #E69D4D
Triadic#4DE651, #514DE6
Split complementary#4DE69D, #4D96E6
Tetradic#96E64D, #4DE2E6, #9D4DE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G81
B77
Red230 (90.2%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue1.57°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 51 · B 4D
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