Recognised as Colour
#E75253
- #E75253
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#E75253 is a red with RGB values 231, 82, 83 and HSL 360°, 76%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#E75253#E75253
HEX#E75253
RGBrgb(231, 82, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.3216, 0.3255
RGB percentages90.6%, 32.2%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(359.6, 75.6%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(359.6, 64.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 64.5%, 64.1%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,159,891
CSS custom property--colour: #E75253;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#18ADAC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52E7E6
Analogous#E7529E, #E79C52
Triadic#53E752, #5253E7
Split complementary#52E79C, #529EE7
Tetradic#9EE752, #52E7E6, #9C52E7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G82
B83
Red231 (90.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue359.6°
Saturation (HSL)75.63%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G 52 · B 53
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