Recognised as Colour

#E83C56

#E83C56
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#E83C56 is a red with RGB values 232, 60, 86 and HSL 351°, 79%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#E83C56#E83C56

HEX#E83C56

RGBrgb(232, 60, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.2353, 0.3373

RGB percentages91%, 23.5%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(350.9, 78.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 74.1%, 91%)

CMYK0%, 74.1%, 62.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,219,798

CSS custom property--colour: #E83C56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1

Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#17C3A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C6856no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#988C51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FE0047no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.8 Firebrick · ΔE 20.8 Indian red · ΔE 21.7 Brown · ΔE 23.1 Tomato · ΔE 23.9 Salmon · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3CE8CE

Analogous#E83CAC, #E8783C

Triadic#56E83C, #3C56E8

Split complementary#3CE878, #3CACE8

Tetradic#ACE83C, #3CE8CE, #783CE8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEF2F4

Lighter +30%#F8C5CD

Lighter +20%#F397A5

Lighter +10%#ED6A7E

Darker −10%#D81936

Darker −20%#AA142B

Darker −30%#7C0F1F

Darker −40%#4F0914

More saturated +25%#FF2546

Less saturated −25%#CD5769

Channel breakdown

R232

G60

B86

Red232 (91%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue350.93°

Saturation (HSL)78.9%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E8 · G 3C · B 56

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