Recognised as Colour
#E81B13
- #E81B13
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Red
#E81B13 is a red with RGB values 232, 27, 19 and HSL 2°, 85%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Red.
Colour values
#E81B13#E81B13
HEX#E81B13
RGBrgb(232, 27, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.1059, 0.0745
RGB percentages91%, 10.6%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(2.3, 84.9%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 91.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 88.4%, 91.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,211,283
CSS custom property--colour: #E81B13;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#17E4EC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#13E0E8
Analogous#E81375, #E88613
Triadic#13E81B, #1B13E8
Split complementary#13E886, #1375E8
Tetradic#75E813, #13E0E8, #8613E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G27
B19
Red232 (91%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue2.25°
Saturation (HSL)84.86%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 1B · B 13
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