Recognised as Colour
#E82951
- #E82951
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Crimson
#E82951 is a red with RGB values 232, 41, 81 and HSL 347°, 81%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.
Colour values
#E82951#E82951
HEX#E82951
RGBrgb(232, 41, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.1608, 0.3176
RGB percentages91%, 16.1%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(347.4, 80.6%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 82.3%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 82.3%, 65.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,214,929
CSS custom property--colour: #E82951;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#17D6AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29E8C0
Analogous#E829B0, #E86129
Triadic#51E829, #2951E8
Split complementary#29E861, #29B0E8
Tetradic#B0E829, #29E8C0, #6129E8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G41
B81
Red232 (91%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue347.43°
Saturation (HSL)80.59%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G 29 · B 51
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