Recognised as Colour
#E8102E
- #E8102E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E8102E is a red with RGB values 232, 16, 46 and HSL 352°, 87%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E8102E#E8102E
HEX#E8102E
RGBrgb(232, 16, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.0627, 0.1804
RGB percentages91%, 6.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(351.7, 87.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.7, 93.1%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 93.1%, 80.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,208,494
CSS custom property--colour: #E8102E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1
Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#17EFD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#10E8CA
Analogous#E8109A, #E85E10
Triadic#2EE810, #102EE8
Split complementary#10E85E, #109AE8
Tetradic#9AE810, #10E8CA, #5E10E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G16
B46
Red232 (91%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue351.67°
Saturation (HSL)87.1%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 10 · B 2E
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