Recognised as Colour

#E73F5E

#E73F5E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E73F5E is a red with RGB values 231, 63, 94 and HSL 349°, 78%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#E73F5E

RGBrgb(231, 63, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.2471, 0.3686

RGB percentages90.6%, 24.7%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(348.9, 77.8%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 72.7%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 72.7%, 59.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,155,038

CSS custom property--colour: #E73F5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1

Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#18C0A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C695Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#978C5Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FD004Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 14.6 Indian red · ΔE 20.6 Firebrick · ΔE 23.4 Brown · ΔE 24 Salmon · ΔE 25.6 Light coral · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3FE7C8

Analogous#E73FB2, #E7743F

Triadic#5EE73F, #3F5EE7

Split complementary#3FE774, #3FB2E7

Tetradic#B2E73F, #3FE7C8, #743FE7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF4F6

Lighter +30%#F8C7D0

Lighter +20%#F29AAA

Lighter +10%#ED6C84

Darker −10%#D81B3E

Darker −20%#AB1531

Darker −30%#7D1024

Darker −40%#500A17

More saturated +25%#FF274F

Less saturated −25%#CC5A6F

Channel breakdown

R231

G63

B94

Red231 (90.6%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue348.93°

Saturation (HSL)77.78%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 3F · B 5E

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