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Recognised as Colour

#E8256D

  • #E8256D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep pink

#E8256D is a red with RGB values 232, 37, 109 and HSL 338°, 81%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep pink.

Colour values

#E8256D#E8256D
HEX#E8256D
RGBrgb(232, 37, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.1451, 0.4275
RGB percentages91%, 14.5%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(337.8, 80.9%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.8, 84.1%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 84.1%, 53%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,213,933
CSS custom property--colour: #E8256D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.92:1
Contrast with white4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#17DA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E626Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#908868no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FD0047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep pink · ΔE 19.6Crimson · ΔE 24.2Medium violet red · ΔE 26.1Hot pink · ΔE 26.7Pale violetred · ΔE 31.2Indian red · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep pink (#FF1493)ΔE 19.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#25E8A0
Analogous#E825CF, #E83F25
Triadic#6DE825, #256DE8
Split complementary#25E83F, #25CFE8
Tetradic#CEE825, #25E8A0, #3E25E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBDEE9
Lighter +30%#F7AFCA
Lighter +20%#F281AB
Lighter +10%#ED538C
Darker −10%#C51556
Darker −20%#971042
Darker −30%#690B2E
Darker −40%#3B061A
More saturated +25%#FF0E67
Less saturated −25%#CA4375

Channel breakdown

R232
G37
B109
Red232 (91%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue337.85°
Saturation (HSL)80.91%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 25 · B 6D

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