Recognised as Colour
#E65550
- #E65550
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E65550 is a red with RGB values 230, 85, 80 and HSL 2°, 75%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E65550#E65550
HEX#E65550
RGBrgb(230, 85, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.3333, 0.3137
RGB percentages90.2%, 33.3%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(2, 75%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2, 65.2%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 63%, 65.2%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,095,120
CSS custom property--colour: #E65550;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#19AAAF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#50E1E6
Analogous#E65096, #E6A050
Triadic#50E655, #5550E6
Split complementary#50E6A0, #5096E6
Tetradic#96E650, #50E1E6, #A050E6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G85
B80
Red230 (90.2%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue2°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G 55 · B 50
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