Colour
#E74B4B
- #E74B4B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E74B4B is a red with RGB values 231, 75, 75 and HSL 0°, 76%, 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
#E74B4B#E74B4B
HEX#E74B4B
RGBrgb(231, 75, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.2941, 0.2941
RGB percentages90.6%, 29.4%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(0, 76.5%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 67.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 67.5%, 67.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,158,091
CSS custom property--colour: #E74B4B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22529WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#18B4B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4BE7E7
Analogous#E74B99, #E7994B
Triadic#4BE74B, #4B4BE7
Split complementary#4BE799, #4B99E7
Tetradic#99E74B, #4BE7E7, #994BE7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G75
B75
Red231 (90.6%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 4B · B 4B
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