Recognised as Colour
#E65252
- #E65252
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#E65252 is a red with RGB values 230, 82, 82 and HSL 0°, 75%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#E65252#E65252
HEX#E65252
RGBrgb(230, 82, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.3216, 0.3216
RGB percentages90.2%, 32.2%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(0, 74.7%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 64.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 64.3%, 64.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,094,354
CSS custom property--colour: #E65252;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#19ADAD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52E6E6
Analogous#E6529C, #E69C52
Triadic#52E652, #5252E6
Split complementary#52E69C, #529CE6
Tetradic#9CE652, #52E6E6, #9C52E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G82
B82
Red230 (90.2%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)74.75%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 52 · B 52
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