Colour
#E72958
- #E72958
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E72958 is a red with RGB values 231, 41, 88 and HSL 345°, 80%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E72958#E72958
HEX#E72958
RGBrgb(231, 41, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.1608, 0.3451
RGB percentages90.6%, 16.1%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(345.2, 79.8%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.2, 82.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 61.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,149,400
CSS custom property--colour: #E72958;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#18D6A7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29E7B8
Analogous#E729B7, #E75929
Triadic#58E729, #2958E7
Split complementary#29E759, #29B7E7
Tetradic#B7E729, #29E7B8, #5929E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G41
B88
Red231 (90.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue345.16°
Saturation (HSL)79.83%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 29 · B 58
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