Recognised as Colour

#E74448

#E74448
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E74448 is a red with RGB values 231, 68, 72 and HSL 359°, 77%, 59%. 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

#E74448#E74448

HEX#E74448

RGBrgb(231, 68, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.2667, 0.2824

RGB percentages90.6%, 26.7%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(358.5, 77.3%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.5, 70.6%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.6%, 68.8%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,156,296

CSS custom property--colour: #E74448;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#676767

Inverted#18BBB7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#726A47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B8D43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FE0247no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.8 Tomato · ΔE 15.1 Firebrick · ΔE 16.1 Brown · ΔE 21 Indian red · ΔE 21.7 Salmon · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44E7E3

Analogous#E74499, #E79244

Triadic#48E744, #4448E7

Split complementary#44E792, #4499E7

Tetradic#9AE744, #44E7E3, #9244E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEF9F9

Lighter +30%#F8CCCD

Lighter +20%#F39EA0

Lighter +10%#ED7174

Darker −10%#DC1C21

Darker −20%#AF161A

Darker −30%#811113

Darker −40%#540B0D

More saturated +25%#FF2C31

Less saturated −25%#CD5E61

Channel breakdown

R231

G68

B72

Red231 (90.6%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue358.53°

Saturation (HSL)77.25%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G 44 · B 48

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