Recognised as Colour
#E73D25
- #E73D25
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Tomato
#E73D25 is a red with RGB values 231, 61, 37 and HSL 7°, 80%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tomato.
Colour values
#E73D25#E73D25
HEX#E73D25
RGBrgb(231, 61, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.2392, 0.1451
RGB percentages90.6%, 23.9%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(7.4, 80.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.4, 84%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 73.6%, 84%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,154,469
CSS custom property--colour: #E73D25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2046WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.09:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#18C2DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#25CFE7
Analogous#E7256E, #E79E25
Triadic#25E73D, #3D25E7
Split complementary#25E79E, #256EE7
Tetradic#6EE725, #25CFE7, #9E25E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G61
B37
Red231 (90.6%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue7.42°
Saturation (HSL)80.17%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 3D · B 25
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