Recognised as Colour
#E8264F
- #E8264F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E8264F is a red with RGB values 232, 38, 79 and HSL 347°, 81%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E8264F#E8264F
HEX#E8264F
RGBrgb(232, 38, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.149, 0.3098
RGB percentages91%, 14.9%, 31%
HSLhsl(347.3, 80.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.3, 83.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 83.6%, 65.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,214,159
CSS custom property--colour: #E8264F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#17D9B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#26E8BF
Analogous#E826B0, #E85E26
Triadic#4FE826, #264FE8
Split complementary#26E85E, #26B0E8
Tetradic#B0E826, #26E8BF, #5E26E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G38
B79
Red232 (91%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue347.32°
Saturation (HSL)80.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 26 · B 4F
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