Colour
#E7494B
- #E7494B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E7494B is a red with RGB values 231, 73, 75 and HSL 359°, 77%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E7494B#E7494B
HEX#E7494B
RGBrgb(231, 73, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.2863, 0.2941
RGB percentages90.6%, 28.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(359.2, 76.7%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.2, 68.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 68.4%, 67.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,157,579
CSS custom property--colour: #E7494B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22262WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#18B6B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#49E7E5
Analogous#E7499A, #E79649
Triadic#4BE749, #494BE7
Split complementary#49E796, #499AE7
Tetradic#9AE749, #49E7E5, #9649E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G73
B75
Red231 (90.6%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue359.24°
Saturation (HSL)76.7%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 49 · B 4B
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