Recognised as Colour
#E70533
- #E70533
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E70533 is a red with RGB values 231, 5, 51 and HSL 348°, 96%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E70533#E70533
HEX#E70533
RGBrgb(231, 5, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.0196, 0.2
RGB percentages90.6%, 2%, 20%
HSLhsl(347.8, 95.8%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.8, 97.8%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 97.8%, 77.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,140,147
CSS custom property--colour: #E70533;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#18FACC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05E7B9
Analogous#E705A4, #E74805
Triadic#33E705, #0533E7
Split complementary#05E748, #05A4E7
Tetradic#A4E705, #05E7B9, #4805E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G5
B51
Red231 (90.6%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue347.79°
Saturation (HSL)95.76%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 05 · B 33
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