Recognised as Colour
#E72B64
- #E72B64
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E72B64 is a red with RGB values 231, 43, 100 and HSL 342°, 80%, 54%. 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
#E72B64#E72B64
HEX#E72B64
RGBrgb(231, 43, 100)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.1686, 0.3922
RGB percentages90.6%, 16.9%, 39.2%
HSLhsl(341.8, 79.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.8, 81.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 81.4%, 56.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,149,924
CSS custom property--colour: #E72B64;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#18D49B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2BE7AE
Analogous#E72BC2, #E7502B
Triadic#64E72B, #2B64E7
Split complementary#2BE750, #2BC2E7
Tetradic#C2E72B, #2BE7AE, #502BE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G43
B100
Red231 (90.6%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue100 (39.2%)
Hue341.81°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 2B · B 64
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